<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:tb" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:t7" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:373px" aria-controls=":w0"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Dear Members,</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">(If
you want to know the end, look at the beginning)</span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I observed
the communication lists for a long time, nothing circulated or sent by a few is
a Bugaboo nor expresses the feeling of the majority who are not anticipating such communication. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Any decent person of morality and integrity
would Pooh-Pooh most of the distorted statements aroused from the same
repugnant source.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">The
insalubrious attempts were to obfuscate the shady actions being done on
different levels.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">The current
status is obvious, it is no longer a conundrum for who was misled, and we are at
alacrity to stand firm.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Many actions taken against AfriNIC are based
upon the megalomania of a single entity, mendacious single-sided statement, braggadocio
persons embezzling resources, and disregard mores of Africa. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Discord between the powerful is a
fortune for the poor</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">)</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">As the date
of</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> the Board election</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> is approaching, a
few members of AfriNIC, who are well known by track and history of coalitio</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">n
with the others</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, are helplessly and
hopelessly arguing and flooding </span><span lang="EN-US">member lists </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">with </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">razzmatazz
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">emails</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">,
maybe to justify every penny they receive.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
</span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A stream can never rise above its
source</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">)</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A single
member cannot abnegate the course and direction, policy and procedures, then decide
on his own, the fate of all members, and the continent at large. Such perfidy
acts are repugnant by the majority.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Audacious
acts cannot stand ratiocination conclusion.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">I fully understand your noise, frustration, and
misinformation to the public, citing what you deem fit to you, but at the end,
Only a fool tests the depth of a river with two feet.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
</span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The best way to eat an elephant in
your path is to cut him up into little pieces</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">)</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The
election of Board members, or any elections, is </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">a
constitutional right and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">supposed to be a
democratic proces</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">s, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">unintimidated,
and uninfluenced by anything, not to mention any illegal activities</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
such as malicious offers of money</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">But, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">someone</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">his</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> agents have been</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">-</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> bullying, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">manipulating,
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">intimidating, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">and
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">spreading false news
about the future of AfriNIC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">- </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">contacting resource holders with
offers of money, $5000-$7000-1000$, and promising other </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">future
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">investments, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">in
return, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">you must </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">provide</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">right to
access your AfriNIC portal and cast the vote.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> <span lang="EN-US">- give them authority to </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">file litigations against AfriNIC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">,
In my view, on this point, is to abuse the judicial system and defame the
organization. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Paying
anyone to buy his right to vote is squandering and abuse of the legal democratic
practice of the constitution, have we asked ourselves the real motive behind
this and the bigger outcome on the whole region? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This
dissipation is egregious and includible, that such entities have a good cause.
In fact, it demonstrates audacious practice. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Their proposition of money=right-to-vote is an insult to us as members, to
our pride as Africans, to our integrity as operators, it is only those without
any sense of belonging who will accept a bunch of dollars for their rights.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
</span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Rain beats the leopard's skin but it
does not wash out the spots</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Yes, bribery
and malicious offers made a few stands against AfriNIC as the
legitimate RIR for the region, making them believe that they can
actually sell their IPV4 to corporates outside the region at a </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">CERTAIN
AMOUNT</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> as disclosed by </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">the
Mastermind Himself</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Another way
of systematically </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">abusing the system was by </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">sponsoring members </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">to attend the Annual Members General
Meeting & voice the bosses’ message so that negative impressions can be
built against AfriNIC and discredit it, its management, and its reputation.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
</span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(S</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">ticks in a bundle are unbreakable!</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">)</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><br>
<span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">If we
believe in </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">our sovereignty in </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Africa, our region, we should stand
against such malpractices, and insidious attacks, and ignore such voices as we cannot
call the forest that shelters us a jungle.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I call on all
of us for ratiocination in the quagmire we have, which is at its apotheosis.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">VOTE FOR AFRINIC SOVRIENTY, VOTE AFRICA, and DON’T SELL YOUR VOTE.</span></p></div></div></div>