Your remarks received but I won’t be dragged to a discussion about this especially you and other three members, contrary to a very few, I am not a prepaid pawn.
On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 11:35 PM Owen DeLong <[email protected]> wrote: > > The election of Board members, or any elections, is a constitutional > right and supposed to be a democratic process, unintimidated, and > uninfluenced by anything, not to mention any illegal activities such as > malicious offers of money. > > > This is true… It should not be obstructed by the board making arbitrary > decisions about the number of seats that stand for election. > It should not be obstructed by the board and nominating committee > conspiring to prevent legitimate candidates from reaching the ballot. > It should not be obstructed by the nominating committee placing only one > candidate before the body for a given office when there is no way available > for the body to express a desire not to put that candidate in office. > > An election is supposed to be about choosing. When the board and the > nominating committee act in bad faith to prevent the orderly conduct of > choosing of board members in the above manner, action must be taken to hold > the board to account and to insist that corrective actions be taken. > > But, someone and his agents have been: > > > - bullying, manipulating, intimidating, and spreading false news about > the future of AfriNIC. > > Oh really? Wh would that be and why do you not name this offensive person? > Do you have any evidence of these acts to present or are you attempting to > bully, manipulate, or intimidate the electorate with false news and false > rumors? > > - contacting resource holders with offers of money, $5000-$7000-1000$, > and promising other future investments, in return, you must provide the right > to access your AfriNIC portal and cast the vote. > > Again, do you have any evidence to present to support these allegations? > It is difficult to give much credence to an accuser who offers neither the > name of the accused, nor any facts or evidence to support the allegations. > > - give them authority to file litigations against AfriNIC, In my view, > on this point, is to abuse the judicial system and defame the organization. > > > How can one entity give another authority to file litigations unless the > entity in question is a lawyer retained by the first entity? You are making > little or no sense here. > > > Paying anyone to buy his right to vote is squandering and abuse of the > legal democratic practice of the constitution, have we asked ourselves the > real motive behind this and the bigger outcome on the whole region? > > > While I am unaware of any efforts to purchase votes, I would point out > that there is nothing in the organizations constitution regarding such > possibilities other than the specific provisions that allow for proxies. > There is nothing in the bylaws (constitution) which prohibits the purchase > of proxies. IMHO, such an act would certainly be immoral, unethical, and > corrupt, but in terms of the “legal democratic practice of the > constitution”, I suggest that you read same prior to making such claims. > > > This dissipation is egregious and includible, that such entities have a > good cause. In fact, it demonstrates audacious practice. > > > Try as I might, I am unable to parse the above gibberish into any logical > meaning. > > Their proposition of money=right-to-vote is an insult to us as members, > to our pride as Africans, to our integrity as operators, it is only those > without any sense of belonging who will accept a bunch of dollars for their > rights. > > > If this is true, then there are two possibilities expressed by you here: > > 1. You think that the majority of your fellow Africans cannot be trusted > and have no sense of belonging. > 2. This email should be utterly unnecessary and serves no purpose as > nobody is likely to be swayed in such a manner. > > So which is it? Are you writing an unnecessary rant to hear yourself > bloviate or are you so insulting the integrity of your fellow Africans? > > *(**Rain beats the leopard's skin but it does not wash out the spots**)* > > Yes, bribery and malicious offers made a few stands against AfriNIC as the > legitimate RIR for the region, making them believe that they can actually > sell their IPV4 to corporates outside the region at a CERTAIN AMOUNT as > disclosed by the Mastermind Himself, > > Again, I ask who is this individual you has sold AFRINIC addresses outside > of the region? Perhaps you are referring to Elad Cohen, as he is the only > individual I can think of who fits such a description. > > Another way of systematically abusing the system was by sponsoring > members to attend the Annual Members General Meeting & voice the bosses’ > message so that negative impressions can be built against AfriNIC and > discredit it, its management, and its reputation. > > > I wasn’t aware that Mr. Cohen had a sponsorship program or a message. > Please do elaborate on this and present any evidence you have to support > such a claim. > > *(S**ticks in a bundle are unbreakable!**)* > > If we believe in our sovereignty in Africa, our region, we should stand > against such malpractices, and insidious attacks, and ignore such voices as > we cannot call the forest that shelters us a jungle. > > > Indeed, I fully support a call to action to right the various wrongs that > have been done in the AFRINIC electoral processes. Let us all make it clear > to the board that their malfeasance will no longer be tolerated. Let us > demand free and fair elections among all qualified candidates. Let us > insist that all board seats that are empty be chosen by the electorate and > not appointed by the board or a conspiracy between the board and the > nominating committee. Let us bring to light all of the misdeeds of this > board and the staff. Let us solve all of these problems and build a > stronger, cleaner AFRINIC for the good of all Africans. One built on the > rule of law and without the corruption. One which does not attempt to make > up the rules as we go along without regard to what is written. > > > I call on all of us for ratiocination in the quagmire we have, which is at > its apotheosis. > > > I confess I had to look up ratiocination, but I agree it is the right > word. Let us please apply some deep thinking and resolve the quagmire that > is the current board. > > > VOTE FOR AFRINIC SOVRIENTY, VOTE AFRICA, and DON’T SELL YOUR VOTE. > > > Well, you are close, but not quite… Vote African sovereignty. Vote Africa. > Do not make or pretend that AFRINIC is the sovereign. The community and the > membership must be the sovereigns over AFRINIC and its board, not the other > way around. They are there to serve the community according to the rules > and procedures defined by the community and not to make arbitrary and > capricious rulings of their own. > > Owen > >
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