So,
I’ve now read this document over several times…. And having been involved in
AfriNIC for so long – there are a few observations
Firstly – what’s contained in here is allegations – and allegations that while
serious have not been proven in any way. I do not believe though that anyone
is in a position to judge the substance or lack thereof of what this contains
from this document alone.
Secondly – With these allegations becoming public – and because of the
potential reputational harm to AfriNIC – I do believe (and its just an opinion)
that they warrant an investigation – and I honestly believe that said
investigation to have _any_ credibility would have to be done entirely
externally by a non-biased third party.
Thirdly – I would argue that the outcome of said investigation, while in normal
situations in a normal corporate, would be dealt with internally, in this case
should be published – in entirety. The only reason I argue this is that, as
members with allegations such as these being made that impact the reputation of
_our_ organisation, I think this community has a right to answers.
Forth – The board has several choices to make here in my opinion
1. Ignore it and say nothing – I do not believe that is an option at this
point – section 3.4.vii of the AfriNIC bylaws states: To disseminate among its
members information on all matters affecting the Company and its members and to
provide for and be a central channel of communication for the members of the
Company and generally for the furtherance and promotion of their interests
* In the case above, I would argue that that an issue such as the one
raised is very definitely a matter that could have material effect on the
company, particularly in light of the fact that the individual seemingly making
these allegations states they are asking for compensation – which would
presumably be financial
2. Conduct a full investigation using an entirely external third party and
resolve the matter – I would argue as I have above that in the interests of the
transparency which we aspire to, such a report should be public
3. Considering these allegations have now been made public – there is the
option of testing them in a court of law and potentially suing for defamation
(I’m not saying this is a good idea and I have no idea the legal implications
of it)
4. The affected individuals could resign and call it a day – though for me
personally – the only time that option would be acceptable would be in the case
of the allegations being proven rather than exactly what they are right now –
unproven allegations
But I will say – without an investigation and a proper report with proper
findings conducted by an external party – I think it would be deeply premature
of this community to judge in the absence of far stronger evidence than one
document that is comprised of third hand information and allegations. I also
however believe that the board has a duty to the members and this community to
respond in the face of allegations which could have material effect on the
company.
Let us see what comes from an investigation – then let us judge – and again –
let me be crystal clear- I am making no assumptions in saying this – and I am
not defending any party or casting any blame.
Andrew
From: kaweshe sichali [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 13 March 2018 15:48
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Community-Discuss] No Update from AFRINIC HR and Administration since
2015
Damola and wide community,
a lot of mess in the organization, time for the community and members too be
concerned. document attached will show the community the cabal who seat on the
afrinic board and are failing and interfering in the organization. sex
harassment, threats and embarrassments of staff and witchhunt by members of
board. some board member make advanced to women staff. sunday folayani, hyttam,
and patrice and entire cabal must resign. ceo overtaken by cabal and cant make
own decisions as cabal from board run organisation. even some board members
from nigeria are now contracted to do work afrinic projects conflict of
interest.
investigation must be open. read attached document. afrinic chairman and
member of his cabal must resign immediately. they are a shame and will harass
and frustrate female employees.
stay tuned
kaweshe
PS: dont bother to find who is kaweshe.
On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 8:35 PM, damola olajide
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello
I have read the report on
https://www.afrinic.net/images/stories/Library/corp/annual-report-2016.pdf<https://www.afrinic.net/images/stories/Library/corp/annual-report-2016.pdf>.
There is neither the mentioning of turnover nor the reasons for departures of
staffs in the report.
For example AFRINIC is current recruiting a PR and Marketing Manager as
advertised on
https://www.afrinic.net/en/about/career<https://www.afrinic.net/en/about/career>.
If Mr Yavisht Toolseeya gave plausible and complete explanations in his report,
today this job opening would be justifiable.
regards
--
Damola Olajide
Network & Security Engineer
Lagos, Nigeria
On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 8:40 PM, damola olajide
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello,
According to
https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-23/images/AF-23-Slides/3-Dec-15/Yavitsh.pdf<https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-23/images/AF-23-Slides/3-Dec-15/Yavitsh.pdf>,
there have been a fall in the turnover from 2010 to 2015 with a spike in 2014.
The reason for departures are for better opportunities according to page 11 of
the PDF.
I searched for the recent Afrinic meeting reports on the Afrinic website since
days and noticed that there is no report as such as from 2016 till today.
From the Afrinic website, we can see that the HR and Administration department
has grown, but it is hard to make an assessment of its efficiency as there are
no reports available recently.
Shall the HR department (Mr Yavisht Toolseeya) submit a report for 2018 on the
next Afrinic meeting, the Afrinic community will be able to make a diligent
assessment of the situation !
Regards,
--
Damola Olajide
Network & Security Engineer
Lagos, Nigeria
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