Aford up in arms against quota

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Enoch Chihana

The Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has disclosed that it is will lead fresh calls for the abolishment of quota system of selecting students into public university.

Speaking at a political rally in Karonga, Aford president Enock Chihana said the party is to have fresh calls for the abolishment of quota system arguing that the system is “evil”.

Chihana further said the system of selecting students that Malawi has at present is meant to punish people from Northern Region of the country.

Enoch Chihana
Enoch Chihana speaks against quota system.

He added that once Aford gets more Members of Parliament (MPS) it will table a motion to adopt federal system of government.

The Aford leader argued that the federal system is to help in sharing the national cake of development for the three regions of Malawi.

Quota system received criticism from various quarters since it was implemented as it is described as a block against students who deserve to be in public universities.

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) is on the record to have condemned the selection criteria as unfair since it denies deserving students their right to education apart from infringing upon international statutes that the country pledged to uphold.

Malawi MHRC  Chairperson, Justin Dzonzi, said government has been ignoring advice to replace the system.