We need a system based on meritocracy


  • Letters
  • Monday, 01 Jul 2019

A FRIEND of mine sent me a text from a reader of an online publication who felt that top civil servants should be barred from being board members of a company for at least 10 years from the time they retire from government service.

According to the reader, many top civil servants allegedly collude with private firms when they are about to retire with the idea that they will be appointed as directors or chairpersons of the board of the firms concerned upon retirement.

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