Absence of political interference is key to a proper-functioning public sector, Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Public Security Angela Johnson told the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the public service yesterday.
In response to an excerpt read by CoI Chairman Professor Harold Lutchman from his book, ‘Interests representation in the public service – A history of the Guyana Public Service Association,’ Johnson was resolute in her position that permanent secretaries should be politically impartial in the execution of their duties.
Johnson agreed that permanents secretaries should not hold office in any political organisation, speak in public on matters of political controversy nor write letters to the press, broadcast, publish books or articles nor circulate leaflets on
