Dear Marcus Adomey and All,
These are the scenarios that make it very difficult for leaders to
operate effectively, due to vested interests.
AfriNIC does not belong to any individual of fiefdom. Indeed it requires
much more than the current herd mentality to make a success of it.
Since you and a number of people fail to heed the warning that what you
have is an allegation, Since a number of people cannot read between the
lines, Since silence is no longer golden but seen as cowadice, I remind
you again that this remains an allegation and I shall respond
appropriately to the GC whenever they request of it.
Sunday.
On 20/03/2018 11:58, Marcus K. G. Adomey wrote:
Dear Reverend Sunday Folayan,
The allegations against you are serious, from any angle no matter how
tolerant one would like to be.
You violated the NDA and abused your fiduciary responsibilities. This
two infringements makes you ineligible to continue to serve as a board
member.
Besides this, in order that for the investigations into the
allegations of sexual harassment etc to be truly independent, common
sense and ethics require you to stand back from the board while it is
ongoing not just step aside as chair.
Please show us that you are a leader and man of the cloth. Many of us
also expect appropriate and proportionate administrative measures to
be considered for the other management staff involved in this.
Marcus
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*From:* Andrew Alston <andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com>
*Sent:* Friday, March 16, 2018 4:01:17 PM
*To:* Sunday Folayan; General Discussions of AFRINIC;
members-disc...@afrinic.net
*Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Allegation of Harassment
Dear Former Chair,
I am saddened by what I read here, and actually more than a little
disturbed.
Firstly – let me state categorically that I agree with waiting for the
investigation to conclude on the harassment allegations, and you and I
find alignment on that issue. However, there is another issue where
we strongly diverge, and despite the conversations we have had on the
matter in the last few days – the details of which will remain private
– you have chosen to ignore what has been stated so clearly.
I draw attention to this part of your email:
*/_I do acknowledge that I shared a chat (with the best intentions)
which should have been treated with more caution, no matter how good
the intention was.
_/*
Sunday – What you did was a blatant violation of the NDA agreement you
signed as a board member – and yes I realize fully that you can argue
what was shared in the document that was attached to the allegation
was a chat between you and two other people and did not stem directly
out of a board meeting. However, you were involved in a discussion
around AfriNIC business that clearly and without equivocation related
to your work as chair and related to information gained and dealt with
in your position as a board member. You then chose to share that
information with a third party.
In 2014 – the former board passed the following resolution:
Resolution 201411.211: The Board RESOLVED ; */_Information discussed
within the Board_/* should not be disclosed to third parties without
Board approval. Violation may lead to expulsion from the Board as
provided by the Bylaws. However, information disclosed by the Board to
third parties not under NDA to the Board is no longer confidential and
is deemed to be in the public domain.
Please note – that does not say formal board meeting – it says within
the board – and considering the information under discussion in what
was shared – it is without dispute that that was board sensitive
privileged information and that discussion can be very much considered
information discussed within the board – even if it is a subset of the
board.
A few months after this resolution was passed – two members of the
board, Mr Badru Ntege and Mr Paulos Nyirende chose to violate the NDA
– and then chose to do the honourable thing and resign over the breach
of NDA rather than face disciplinary action. I am shocked considering
your role in in the authorship of that resolution and your full
awareness of the subsequent happenings that lead to two members of the
board resigning – that you now hold yourself to a different standard.
I strongly believe that you have done a very good job as chair – and I
wish on everything that is in me that I did not have to find myself
writing this email – but the reality is – rules have to be consistent
– the application of rules has to be consistent – what applies to one
must apply to all – anything else makes all rules meaningless – and
what you are doing now I find to the height of hypocrisy and far
beneath the man I know you to be.
Please – do what is right – and I strongly believe you know what that is.
Andrew
*From:*Sunday Folayan [mailto:sfola...@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 16 March 2018 17:38
*To:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss@afrinic.net>;
members-disc...@afrinic.net
*Subject:* [Community-Discuss] Allegation of Harassment
Dear members and the Community,
Over the last few days, some allegations have been made that are serious
and by very nature threaten to further divide this community and
represent a threat to the AfriNIC organization.
I believe the unity of the community is as important as the sanctity of
the Board, and it is my responsibility to ensure none is compromised
further.
While I categorically deny any claims of any harassment levied at me,
and believe these allegations are entirely spurious, I do acknowledge
that I shared a chat (with the best intentions) which should have been
treated with more caution, no matter how good the intention was.
It is my responsibility to step down as Chair, pending the conclusion of
the investigations on the harassment claims.
May I most respectfully request that we await the independent
investigation that the Board has initiated, and be patient, so that the
community can come out of this strongest. I remain committed as a member
of the community.
I have prior to now, communicated my decision to my colleagues on the
Board.
I look forward to being allowed to defend myself, and justice being
served for all, on the matter.
With Kind Regards ....
Sunday Folayan.
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