Hello Ahmed Fadl and the community,
Soliciting for votes is not really a problem, indeed if the proposed
candidates have strengths that will be of use to the Board, AfriNIC Ltd
and the community at large, their promoters and campaign team can work
hard at members buy-in for their proposed candidates without running
other candidates down.
In this case, what I find disturbing are:
1. That there is an undocumented strategy
2. That the fielding of sole candidates by NOMCOM was part of that
undocumented strategy.
3. That other strategies may probably have been deployed in the past.
My take on all the issues are that:
For 1. ... "Buyers Beware". Enough said.
For 2, ... we need to fix that, and fix it as soon as possible.
I propose the following fixes:
a) NOMCOM should not only present volunteers, it should seek qualified
and experienced candidates who will consent to serving on the Board.
b) Those who will nominate candidates must seek the concurrence of the
candidates before nominating, to eliminate the step of seeking the
consent of the candidates after nominations.
c) Where there is only one candidate after all said and done, the
members should be able to reject such a candidate at the Ballot
d) Where candidates are rejected, the incumbent should serve for a
maximum of 90 more days, within which an online election should be
conducted to fill the vacant seats
Do we need to change the bylaws? I don't think so. The proposed fix can
go into the AfriNIC election guideline, as allowed by the existing
bylaw. It should be shared with the members and the community early, and
approved promptly towards the next election.
For item 3, ... Perhaps it is too early to comment. Let us grab some
pop-corn and stayed tuned to this movie channel.
Sunday.
On 03/07/2019 12:14 PM, Ahmed Fadl wrote:
Hi Wafa,
Thanks for your email.
I, among other members of AFRINIC in Egypt, received the following
email from you many times.
I wondered at that time why should I vote for these candidates
specially for those in Eastern and Southern regions while each one was
the sole candidate in his region. I quote this from your email "Ladies
and Gentlemen, in the context of our strategy ...." what is your
strategy and who are you ?
If you are talking about biasing the community, So, do you consider
your email as a "member of the appeal committee; ASO / AC excom member
and Ex Chair of Governance Committee '(GC) at AFRINIC." fall under what ?
I sent this mail many time but I don’t know why I can’t find this mail
on community
Thanks,
Ahmed Fadl
*From:*wafa Dahmani [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 19, 2019 1:05 PM
*To:* wafa Dahmani <[email protected]>
*Subject:* AFRINIC Borad Elections
Dear,
My name is Wafa Dahmani from Tunisia, an active member of the
African community and more specifically AFRINIC: member of the
appeal committee; ASO / AC excom member and Ex Chair of Governance
Committee '(GC) at AFRINIC.
I contact you to solicit your votes for the following candidates:
Board of Directors:
North Africa (seat 1)
* Habin Youssef
West Africa (seat 2)
* Ly Ousmane
South Africa (seat 5)
* Mpisane Vika William
East Africa (seat 6)
* Nkusi Robert Ford
Non-regional (seat 7)
* Eshun Benjamin Adzenyamebeye
Election Number Resource Organization Number Council
* Mustapha Ben Jemaa
Election Policy Development Working Group
* Komi Elitcha
* Sami Hassan
Election Governance Committee
* Daniel Nanghaka
Ladies and Gentlemen, in the context of our strategy and in order
to preserve AFRINIC's interests for Africa and to be able to
choose the right candidates for North Africa in the long term, it
is desirable to join all our efforts and vote for these candidates
who presents the best choice for an adequate board
the de facto vote online through your interface with AFRINIC is
very simple for all categories except the policy development
Working group where we want you to mobilize your teams on the spot
to vote for our candidates
We strongly solicit your support
Thank you
Wafa Dahmani
member AFRINIC Appeal Committee
Global IGF MAG member
ASO / AC excom member
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