<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Dear Andrew,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">I totally agree with Alan.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">While your assumptions are not out of place, it would be better to rephrase and ask questions. Life after AFRINIC and the image of the organisation hangs in the balance.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">The Question (s);</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">1. Who chaired the meeting?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">2. Who deputised the meeting?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">3. Who and who was in attendance?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Semantics apart; for the record, the CEO should please clarify.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">My 10kobo.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">-Akinbo.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 8:49 AM, Andrew Alston <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com" target="_blank">Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Alan,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I assume nothing that has not been stated or is not based on historical precedent<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="m_7064746586449769369MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>It was stated by Mr Folayan that he shared the information<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_7064746586449769369MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>The information shared is on display for the whole world to see
<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_7064746586449769369MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>The board requested the resignation of two members of the board in the past – one of those was done in an impromptu meeting on a spur of the
moment decision on the floor of a public meeting – without the need for seeking complex legal advice – this is a matter of public record<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_7064746586449769369MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>The board chose to publically state in that same meeting that it had requested the resignations for violation of NDA<u></u><u></u></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The actions of the board in this case are entirely different from historical precedent – and this community deserves an explanation as to why that is – and as regards to not assuming things that
have not been stated – I would suggest the board start taking seriously the things that HAVE been stated on this list.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Can you also please tell this community – in the meetings yesterday – who acted as chair of those meetings. The eight schedule of the act section 1(1) and 1(2) imply that the board has to have a
chair for a meeting – and can you also tell us if that chair is now the permanent chair or if they are the interim chair. I do not see this as an unfair question – since it is required that this information be published in the minutes later anyway.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Andrew<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Alan Barrett [mailto:<a href="mailto:alan.barrett@afrinic.net" target="_blank">alan.barrett@afrinic.<wbr>net</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 23 March 2018 10:40<br>
<b>To:</b> General Discussions of AFRINIC <<a href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank">community-discuss@afrinic.net</a><wbr>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> AfriNIC Discuss <<a href="mailto:members-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank">members-discuss@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-Discuss] [members-discuss] Update from the Board regarding recent allegations<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Andrew,<br>
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Please do not assume things that have not been stated.<br>
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Alan Barrett<br>
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