<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">In my opinion, the NomCom has not only the ability, but the obligation to recruit qualified candidates for open seats from any and all likely sources.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The fact that a member (or chair) of the NomCom happens to be from a particular region means that he/she is also likely to be most familiar with the resources for potential recruiting in that region.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Trying to make more of this than it is is disingenuous.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If a member (or chair) of the NomCom were trying to prevent the recruitment of qualified candidates from other sources, then there would be a case for COI. If you know of other sources for qualified candidates that the NomCom is failing to tap, then please advise the NomCom of same and feel free to reach out yourself and encourage qualified applicants from those sources to reach out to the NomCom for possible consideration.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Let’s approach the situation positively and try to create a slate with many qualified candidates for each seat instead of continuing to look for problems where they do not exist.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 12, 2020, at 10:19 , Augustine CHII Ngek <<a href="mailto:chii.ngek@gmail.com" class="">chii.ngek@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Hello <div dir="auto" class="">Is it ok for a nomcom chair to solucitate candidates from his country or region whether they were to stand for elections or not? It is just normal for the nomcom to clear the air and we forge ahead without any frustrating anyone.</div><div dir="auto" class="">Augustine CHII</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 12 Mar 2020, 15:02 Sunday Folayan, <<a href="mailto:sfolayan@gmail.com" class="">sfolayan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi Marcus,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I agree with Badru. I was not sure your Email was inviting any comment or response from the NOMCOM Chair, as the said solicitation email was not shared. In my little corner, I was remembering that the Southern Africa and Western Africa regions cannot contest in the current Board Elections. This is certainly the reason why NOMCOM is made of people from Southern Africa and Western Africa, who cannot run for Board positions. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Of course, I understand the Independent Board seats are not filled via any regional affiliation, but if you want to push some issue of conflict of interests, you may send the evidences to the Board and I expect working with the Governance Committee, they can take a good look at it to ensure fairness, openness and transparency.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Pushing it further here, will only ginger some mob action, which is not in the overall interest of the organization.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Just my personal thoughts.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Have a nice day.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sunday. </div><div class=""> </div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 2:22 PM Marcus K. G. Adomey <<a href="mailto:madomey@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">madomey@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="">I have your email and thank you. BUT this constant attempts to undermine serious issues, by not giving them the required attention, is not helpful and not healthy. </div>
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<div class="">How can we build trust when senior people like the current NomCom behave like that? </div>
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<div class="">When people are turning things personal, country and local community based, instead of thinking regional as per Afrinic mandate.<br class="">
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<span class="">It has been almost 3 days that the questions were asked and the NomCom chair did not even bother addressing the concerns raised. </span></div>
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<span class="">How would people trust the NomCom and the upcoming elections?</span><br class="">
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We should take this as an oversight. And NomCom Chair will take note.
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<div class="">Its time for us all to find that space that builds trust through the community. </div>
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<div class="">Lets heal the wounds through our actions and words.</div>
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<div class="">As a community, we have a few questions to ensure fairness in terms of recruitment of people based on merit and most importantly diversity.
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<div class="">1. Would the NomCom please share announcements equally well across other African countries to the same extent as the NomCom chair is doing for specifically South Africa?<br class="">
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<div class="">Does this show some level of bias from the chairman of NomCom.<br class="">
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<span class="">This shows intent of bias focused on a specific country with aim of control while development is totally forgotten.</span><br class="">
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