Is university education a prerequisite for an elective post? Is secondary education enough?
Well, Parliament wants to ensure that the next cadre of leaders all have tertiary level education.
It is difficult for a politician to stand up in Parliament and defend people seeking elective posts but do not possess a university education.
This is because if the names of those voicing their dissent against the law were put on paper, there will be a strong correlation between not attending university and not supporting the requirement.
Their opponents, on the other hand, are driven by the zeal of the entitled and the accomplished, the sort of haughtiness you can only find in a meritocracy.
They believe that a university education entitles you to more than those who have not bothered to seek higher education.
It is a ludicrous view that spending time in a university expands the mind in any way. Studying for the sake of studying is well and truly dead.
Universities are meant to instil a set of skills that are convertible into gain in the market outside.
