<div>Hi Olutayo</div><div><br></div><div>For harrament accusations, we can wait for investigation committee and the accusers said they will share more during investigations.</div><div><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521575049726">However, for admitting to sharing information that was discussed between board members with a female staff, your former chairman doesn't need investigation on that one.</div><div><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521575027362">Mirriam</div><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 8:23 PM, Sunday Olutayo</div><div><olutayo@olutayo.ng> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> <div id="yiv1669344675"><div><p dir="ltr">An accused person remains innocent until the allegations are proved beyond reasonable doubt.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The chairman has done the right thing by stepping aside as Chair, and allowing, independent investigation to be conduct.<br clear="none">
Also the person, who has commended him for this act, has not done any wrong either, it is a rear thing among African leaders.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It amount to immaturity and blackmailing, when you turn an unproven allegation into conviction by cast aspersion on his person without giving him fair hearing. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So let wait till the allegation is proved.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards,<br clear="none">
Sunday Olutayo</p>
<div class="yiv1669344675yqt6003790934 yQTDBase" id="yiv1669344675yqt94476"><div class="yiv1669344675quote">On Mar 20, 2018 11:51 AM, "Consolate Gabriella A. Wangwe" <conrald2k8@gmail.com> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv1669344675quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">Lauren,</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">It doesn’t hurt to commend somebody for an honorable thing they’ve done. I did not miss any of the lines. I read the email in its totality.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">Keep the community at peace, by stepping down or probably totally get off leadership – as investigations go on – I think that’s a good thing.. It is commendable.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">Besides, complementing the right move does not stop investigations or announce innocence. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">Even if he wasn’t, he’s innocent until proved guilty.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">Anyhow, I respect the fact that everyone needs to be treated with dignity, this includes us ladies in the work place.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">So I would rather, let justice take its course. Everyone has a right to defend themselves.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">Kind Regards,</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;">Gabriella.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:, serif;color:#1f497d;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1pt;padding:3pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'calibri' , sans-serif;"> Mirriam [mailto:mirriamlauren@yahoo.com] <br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 16, 2018 10:45 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Consolate Gabriella A. Wangwe <conrald2k8@gmail.com><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss@afrinic.net><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-Discuss] Allegation of Harassment</span></p></div></div><p> </p><div><div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">Gabriella,</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">Sorry but I will quote below part of Sundays email.</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">--------------</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">"While I categorically deny any claims of any harassment levied at me, and believe these allegations are entirely spurious, </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">---------------</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">But then there are screen shots of late night awkward chats and staff seems to find a way out of the situation...</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">---------------</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">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.</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">------------------</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">Did you skip the above parts of Sunday's mail?</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">My dear, unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is offensive and unreasonably interfere with an employee's job performance or create an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment is not acceptable and had far reaching consequences for the organization which is why we are all finding ourselves in this rather sensitive situation.</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">Let's call a spade a spade...</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;">Mirriam</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div><div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;">On Friday, March 16, 2018, 5:56:40 PM GMT+3, Consolate Gabriella A. Wangwe <</span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:conrald2k8@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:conrald2k8@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">conrald2k8@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;">> wrote: </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"> </span></p></div><div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;">Mr. Chairman,<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">This is an honorable decision, and a commendable move. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Since you say the claims are not true, I pray you will be vindicated of all<br clear="none">this - with all due respect.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Gabriella.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Sunday Folayan [mailto:</span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">sfolayan@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;">] <br clear="none">Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 5:38 PM<br clear="none">To: General Discussions of AFRINIC <</span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">community-discuss@afrinic.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;">>;<br clear="none"></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:members-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:members-discuss@afrinic.net"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">members-discuss@afrinic.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"><br clear="none">Subject: [Community-Discuss] Allegation of Harassment<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Dear members and the Community,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Over the last few days, some allegations have been made that are serious and<br clear="none">by very nature threaten to further divide this community and represent a<br clear="none">threat to the AfriNIC organization.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I believe the unity of the community is as important as the sanctity of the<br clear="none">Board, and it is my responsibility to ensure none is compromised further.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">While I categorically deny any claims of any harassment levied at me, and<br clear="none">believe these allegations are entirely spurious, I do acknowledge that I<br clear="none">shared a chat (with the best intentions) which should have been treated with<br clear="none">more caution, no matter how good the intention was.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">It is my responsibility to step down as Chair, pending the conclusion of the<br clear="none">investigations on the harassment claims.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">May I most respectfully request that we await the independent investigation<br clear="none">that the Board has initiated, and be patient, so that the community can come<br clear="none">out of this strongest. I remain committed as a member of the community.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I have prior to now, communicated my decision to my colleagues on the Board.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I look forward to being allowed to defend myself, and justice being served<br clear="none">for all, on the matter.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">With Kind Regards ....<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sunday Folayan.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Community-Discuss mailing list<br clear="none"></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"><br clear="none"></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"></span></p><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Community-Discuss mailing list<br clear="none"></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"><br clear="none"></span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'helvetica' , sans-serif;color:#26282a;"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div> </div> </blockquote>