President David Granger has declared that there is more to the militarisation of a state than the mere appointment of persons with military service to public posts.
He was asked on the latest edition of the Public Interest programme to comment on repeated concerns raised about the appointment of former military officers to civilian posts.
Given the example of Former Head of the Army, Brigadier George Lewis who now serves as Chief Executive Officer (ag) of the Georgetown Public Hospital, Granger said he had nothing to do with his appointment. He also noted that he had nothing to do with the appointment of the current head of the Central Housing and Planning Authority.
