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<p>Hi all,
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Le mercredi 3 juillet 2019, Sunday Folayan <<a
href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com">sfolayan@gmail.com</a>> a
écrit :<br>
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<p>Hello Ahmed Fadl and the community,</p>
<p>Soliciting for votes is not really a problem, indeed if the
proposed candidates have strengths that will be of use to
the Board, AfriNIC Ltd and the community at large, their
promoters and campaign team can work hard at members buy-in
for their proposed candidates without running other
candidates down.</p>
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<div>Sunday (or any other participant), how the electoral campaign
is organised at AFRINIC ?</div>
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<div>Is there a particular, written, ethic to avoid unwanted
situations ?</div>
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<div>How this part of the elections process can be also improved ?</div>
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<div>Thanks & Shalom,</div>
<div>--sb.<br>
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<p>In this case, what I find disturbing are:</p>
1. That there is an undocumented strategy <br>
<p>2. That the fielding of sole candidates by NOMCOM was part
of that undocumented strategy.</p>
<p>3. That other strategies may probably have been deployed in
the past. <br>
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<p>My take on all the issues are that:</p>
<p>For 1. ... "Buyers Beware". Enough said.<br>
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<p>For 2, ... we need to fix that, and fix it as soon as
possible. <br>
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<p>I propose the following fixes:<br>
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<p>a) NOMCOM should not only present volunteers, it should
seek qualified and experienced candidates who will consent
to serving on the Board.</p>
<p>b) Those who will nominate candidates must seek the
concurrence of the candidates before nominating, to
eliminate the step of seeking the consent of the candidates
after nominations.</p>
<p>c) Where there is only one candidate after all said and
done, the members should be able to reject such a candidate
at the Ballot</p>
<p>d) Where candidates are rejected, the incumbent should
serve for a maximum of 90 more days, within which an online
election should be conducted to fill the vacant seats</p>
<p>Do we need to change the bylaws? I don't think so. The
proposed fix can go into the AfriNIC election guideline, as
allowed by the existing bylaw. It should be shared with the
members and the community early, and approved promptly
towards the next election.</p>
For item 3, ... Perhaps it is too early to comment. Let us
grab some pop-corn and stayed tuned to this movie channel.
<p>Sunday.</p>
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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 href="mailto:sfolayan@skannet.com.ng" target="_blank">sfolayan@skannet.com.ng</a>, <a href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com" target="_blank">sfolayan@gmail.com</a>
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Regards,
Sylvain B.
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.chretiennement.org"><http://www.chretiennement.org></a>
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