[Community-Discuss] [members-discuss] Allegation of Harassment

Tue Mar 20 10:31:12 UTC 2018

2018-03-20 10:17 GMT+00:00 Boubakar Barry <boubakarbarry at gmail.com>:

> The fact that two members of the then board who are still serving in the
> board (at the highest positions as Chair and Vice-Chair) are now subject to
> grave allegations suggests that it should have been better that the whole
> board stepped down in Tunis. This would have saved us three precious years
> for reconstructing our organization.
>

Hindsight is 20/20 and often very often wrong because we do not have any
DATA to back our wishes against. No matter ... you may not like them, but
they were VOTE in by the membership. That how democracy work.

> Shall we continue to address serious leadership issues of our organization
> lightly? If we do so, AfriNIC will soon collapse. Reviewing the processes
> of board members selection, board leadership selection as well as board
> members performance assessment should be a matter of priority.
>

You forget the CRITICAL thing that matter most. Informed and active members
and community. A good democracy don't work without engage and intelligent
and active citizenship. Same thing apply here.

> While the grave allegations against the board members and senior AfriNIC
> staff do not automatically mean that they are guilty, good governance and
> leadership practice commands that the accused board members step down and
> the concerned staff be suspended with full pay, pending the outcome of an
> investigation by an independent committee.
>

For board, where prove actually exists --- they should step down. Where it
is unproved, they don't need to. That how you open system to abuse - make
allegation against board member and take them down.

For staff , if one must ... the SUSPEND BOTH THE ACCUSER AND ACCUSED PERSON.

And i will even add that should allegation be prove false .... fire the the
accuser.

> I urge them to take the wise decision needed here, for the sake of the
> image of our organization and its future.
>

Let us be mature and follow process. The process right now lies with
goverance committee etc. etc.

Until their next communique that tells us next step, people who claim to be
leaders must show leadership and that start with affirmation of basic
principe that: EVERYONE IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVE GUILTY!!

>
>
> Boubakar
>
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 5:03 AM, Badru Ntege <badru.ntege at nftconsult.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We have a  number of issues on the table based on information posted on
>> this list that members beleive should have gotten swift action on Tuesday.
>>
>>
>> I’m not sure about the mud slinging being referred to here.
>>
>> To most people these are issues key to the organization.  There has also
>> been reference to elders else where.   Yes I know the Genesis of this and
>> beleive if we do not put appropriate pressure now to the relevant
>> stakeholders  it would be a disservice to the organization which is bigger
>> than any one individual.
>>
>> Nothing new apart from the community outcry emerged before chair did the
>> needful.
>>
>> I Do not understand and I may never understand those who wish members to
>> keep silent when we put up the mailing list for them to share their views
>> about their organization
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 17 Mar 2018, at 22:51, Ben Roberts <Ben.Roberts at liquidtelecom.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I agree with Ali and defer to his legal mind as to why we stop this
>> debate now and wait for the investigation
>>
>> From my point of view I’m just bored of mud slinging without substantial
>> information in this debate.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 17 Mar 2018, at 22:12 Wale Adedokun <wale at forum.org.ng> wrote:
>>
>> +1 @hussein
>>
>> Especially for the fact that the guys talking here are supposed to be
>> elders in this community (ex-board members), the discussion is giving some
>> of us a lot of heart ache when you see elders heating up the polity. The
>> question is how did we get here as a community? The GC should do the
>> needful asap get to the root of this unfortunate and disgraceful situation
>> and let all found guilty be dealt with appropriately in the meantime
>> everyone should be at peace and give the community some respect.
>> Wale
>>
>>
>>
>> Wale Adedokun PhD
>> Event Coordinator
>> Nigeria Network Operators Group(ngNOG)
>> 2348037035811
>> wale at forum.org.ng
>>
>>
>> ----- Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>> >
>> All
>>
>> I honestly think that this discussion now needs to stop until the
>> committee tasked to investigate this issue reports back. My hope and
>> expectations would be that:-
>>
>> 1. The committee is publicly announced.
>> 2. Their TORs spelled out for the community.
>> 3. They begin work and articulate the timetable.
>>
>> I believe Lucky has articulated this well.
>>
>> Let us give the team space to do their work. What we are currently doing
>> continuing to speculate and infer will just impede their work.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> *Ali > Hussein*
>>
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>> >
>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 8:57 PM, Badru Ntege <badru.ntege at nftconsult.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
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>>> >
>>>
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > > On 17 Mar 2018, at 19:34, Alan Barrett <alan.barrett at afrinic.net>
>>> wrote:
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>>> > >
>>>
>>> > >>
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>>> > >
>>>
>>> > > I reject the idea that anybody should be suspended based on rumour
>>> and/or accusations without due process.
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> >Would not like to debate too much on this.  But if you actually
>>> internalize the guidelines of the Mauritian Equal Opportunities Commision
>>> guidelines to employers you will see that what we are suggesting is not
>>> persecution but best practice.
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > It allows for due process to happen on a specific issue minimizing
>>> and  containing the issue.  But also showing that the employer took the
>>> issue seriously
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > I also suggest that the guidelines handbook forms supporting
>>> literature for the committee
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > Regards.
>>>
>>> >
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>>> >
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