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<font face="Bitstream Charter, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">Dear Community,<br>
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</font></font><font face="Bitstream Charter, serif"><font
style="font-size: 12pt" size="3">The attention of the AFRINIC
Board has been drawn to an incident which occurred in the
hall/lobby of the Boma Hotel, on Saturday 27 May 2017, where AIS
2017 is being held.</font></font>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; line-height: 115%"><font
face="Bitstream Charter, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">It has further been confirmed that a sitting board
member was involved in the said incident in which Dr Nii
Quaynor, a senior and respected member of the African Internet
community was allegedly subjected to verbal molestation and
humiliation.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; line-height: 115%"><font
face="Bitstream Charter, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">The AFRINIC Board vehemently condemns any
inappropriate act that does not take into consideration the
diversity in the community and acceptable norms within African
societies and will not condone such acts. </font></font> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; line-height: 115%"><font
face="Bitstream Charter, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">The above incident is being further investigated and
the Community will be informed of the outcome.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; line-height: 115%"><font
face="Bitstream Charter, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">Sunday Folayan</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; line-height: 115%"><font
face="Bitstream Charter, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">Chair, AFRINIC Board.<br>
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Sunday Adekunle Folayan
Managing Director
General data Engineering Services (SKANNET)
16 Oshin Road, Kongi Bodija, Ibadan - Nigeria
Phone: +234 802 291 2202, +234 816 866 7523
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sfolayan@skannet.com.ng">sfolayan@skannet.com.ng</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com">sfolayan@gmail.com</a>
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