ANDD OPPOSES EU’S RECOMMENDATION TO SCRAP OFF GRADE 12 QUALIFICATION AS A PREREQUISITE TO ASPIRE FOR LEADERSHIP
..as they propose to take it up to degree level
Monday… February 14 2022 (Smart Eagles)
Advocates for National Development and Democracy (ANDD) has opposed the recommendation by the European Union to scrap off the grade twelve requirement for one to contest or aspire for parliamentary membership.
Samuel Banda the organization executive director notes that the grade twelve requirement has effectively improved and enhanced the overall quality of members of parliament we have today compared to the composition of the previous members of parliament.
“We believe that the core value of quality leadership is wisdom from God. We however, also believe that a quality leader needs to have some sense of academic knowledge to apply the wisdom, hence the need to have some level of education.
He further said that in the interest of promoting good governance,economic and social development, the organization will submit thier recommendations of actually enhancing the academic minimum requirement of parliamentary membership to degree level during the constitution amendment process.
“Fellow citizens, this will help us in improving our democratic leadership despensation, formulation and development of quality laws, policies that can impact positively and grow our economy and consequently improve the general living standards of our people” he further stated.