Human Rights Consecutive Committee (HRCC), which is a group of 99 organizations that deals with issues of human rights in Malawi, on Friday asked President Peter Mutharika to immediately dissolve the ADMARC board because of its failure to fire ADMARC officials who were named in the Zambia maize scam.

According to the statement filed by the HRCC, dated 23 March, 2017, and signed by the organization’s chairperson Robert Mkwezalamba, the board’s delay to fire the ADMARC maize-gate suspects, indicate that it has failed its obligation.

The HRCC wondered why the ADMARC board failed to comply with the recommendations made by the commission of the inquiry in the maize scam that included disciplining the suspects.

However, government spokesperson Nicholas Dausi, challenged the HRCC’s call.

According to Dausi, the organization should have met with the ADMARC board first before coming up with the decision.

However, the board is yet to issue a comment on the matter.