https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzza01L5sJU

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned Thursday from his sudden exile in Singapore, a day after fleeing the country he led for nearly three years.

Forced out by a civilian uprising over the island nation’s economic collapse, the 73-year-old Rajapaksa had left Sri Lanka before dawn Wednesday to escape public fury over an economy in free fall. He kept his country on tenterhooks even as he was on the run, first flying to Maldives and then missing his self-declared deadline for stepping down.

The delay helped him escape while he still enjoyed presidential immunity, but his maneuver sparked fresh protests in which one person died. His ouster now sets off a full leadership struggle.

“The speaker has received a letter of resignation from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa via the Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore,” a statement from Parliament speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s office said late Thursday local time. The statement, issued hours after Rajapaksa landed in Singapore, said a formal announcement will be made Friday after the letter is authenticated.

“We don’t trust [Rajapaksa],” Marissa de Silva said. “We will have to wait til it’s officially announced tomorrow.”

Others said their movement was now about overhauling the system — that changing a person was not enough. “We will have to do this tenfold to send Wickremesinghe home,” university student Sandun Ravihara said. “He is also a symbol of everything Gota stood for.”

Rajapaksa’s exit brings a sordid end to the storied Rajapaksa dynasty that has dominated Sri Lankan politics for decades. Many hold the Rajapaksa family, which until recently also held the positions of prime minister and finance minister, responsible for the economic mismanagement that has brought the country to economic collapse.

The crisis has left Sri Lanka unable to repay its foreign debt and with little money to import much-needed fuel and food. Fuel is in dangerously short supply and prices for essential items like rice have doubled from a year ago.

The deposed president was allowed into Singapore on a private visit, a spokesperson for Singapore’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

“He has not asked for asylum and neither has he been granted any asylum. Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylum,” the statement said. It is unclear if Rajapaksa will stay in Singapore for an extended period or move to another country soon.

As the country waited for Rajapaksa’s resignation on Thursday, demonstrators withdrew from three major government buildings they had been occupying. Clashes with security forces left dozens were injured, including a police officer and a soldier. The military barricaded the road leading to Parliament, one of the few political landmarks that protesters had not seized.

The leadership turmoil in the country threatens to pull the island nation deeper into a political abyss and risks further delay for a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund. Protesters and opposition leaders have criticized Wickremesinghe’s role as acting president, further complicating his challenge to take charge.

The protesters’ surprise decision to withdraw from those buildings, including the residences of the president and the prime minister, was seen as an attempt to dial down rising tensions. They said they would remain in the presidential office to symbolize what they call a people’s movement.

At the colonial-era presidential residence, police locked the main building’s large white doors as some of the interlopers scrambled for a final selfie. Oshantha Dabare said protesters were leaving voluntarily. “Our objective of deposing the president has been achieved. We are leaving in strength,” he said.

Even as the site was cleared of protest paraphernalia, a bright yellow banner spread across a roof declared “Chase out the government. Save the system.”

The protesters have vowed to continue pushing for political change. Their demands include an interim government that will investigate allegations of corruption levied against Rajapaksa and his powerful family, as well as assistance with acquiring food and cooking gas.

“There was an attempt to paint us as violent yesterday,” said Swasthika Arulingam, a lawyer who has been involved with the protest since it began. “We are a nonviolent movement.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/14/sri-lanka-protests-president-rajapaksa-resign/

When will Nigerians force Buhari to resign

Totilopussylick:
When will Nigerians force Buhari to resign

You can start the protest. We will follow your lead

He's a shameless man, running away when his country is in economic turmoil

This reminds me of the former Afghan President Ashraf ghani who also fled the country when Taliban drew closer

Totilopussylick:
When will Nigerians force Buhari to resign

February 2023

This is exactly what Nigeria needs long ago. We can't make any progress with the politicians we have. Our constitution is also embodiment of corruption .

Chai truly power belongs to the people

Can buhari do the same thing in Nigeria

Fate of APC Amin Lorukojesu

If we start something like this ur own brother is the person they will send to fight u

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Totilopussylick:
When will Nigerians force Buhari to resign

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The problem with cowards in this country is how they cannot find their immediate government eg Governors and LG chairmen to account but will be quick to senselessly dive on the president because of their senseless primordial sentiments.

It will not happen in Nigeria, because Kwankwaso is boasting of illiterate votes from Kano while the other candidate is pointing to tribalism to help despite signs of bad competence.

If we can endure 7years we go finish the last 1year...


If you carry protest go Aso Rock u no go meet baba person wey dey travel up nd down na him u wan meet for office or house....

clockwisereport:


You can start the protest. We will follow your lead

If na nigeria..buhari would rather shoot all the protesters than resign

Baba Japa as water don pass garri

Him don Ra JAPA ksa

Buhari next

I laugh when people say that the only way to change a government is to wait until the next election circle.

If the next Nigerian government doesn't perform I don't think the masses will have the patience of waiting for the next election circle.

Power belongs to the people. You're not elected to offer excuses. If you can't provide solutions to the myriad of problems bedeviling this nation you have no business remaining in office

We will see how Nigeria will turn out

Power of the people.

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I think something like this happened in Tunisia and maybe Egypt. But oga Bubu will prefer to die there rather than vacating Aso villa.

Pussy ass nigga

This is the original Endsars protest

The people movement taking the protest to the seat of power and not toll gate

But they should know changing just the president will not bring about much needed result the whole system needs to be overhaul

Ghh

Yea if I already syphoned billions of dollars from the national Treasury I would resign too

Since Russia Ukraine war start I never hear new COVID-19 variant abi Russia war is the cure