[rpd] RPD Digest, Vol 162, Issue 14

[Maloto Nyirenda]

Taiwo,
I absolutely   agree  with you that there is no need  to be bitter  with  selection procedures  for  an organization that   finds its  own  way of  assessing capable  people to their  fellowship, after all that  would  be the only  way  from their  perspective to be sure that  the  fellows  they invite  will contribute immensely to their conferences,  it is   up to the  participants  to comply  with their  rules  and regulations  or  not, i think  that    even helps  the  fellows themselves  to  raise the  bar of their  participation  in such  workshops, i  think   what they  want is  participatory and interactive approach in such conferences from the  fellows,  and i  dont think that's  asking too  much  from participants.

regards,
Maloto
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Today's Topics:

   1. IOF (Taiwo Oyewande)
   2. OIF (Taiwo Oyewande)
   3. Re: OIF (Paschal Ochang)


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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 17:42:35 +0100
From: Taiwo Oyewande <taiwo.oyewande88 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [rpd] IOF
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If we want to talk about organisations being partial then let us talk about partiality in all its aspects and by including all the parties involved and not focus on one party.
As I have stated severally, there is absolutely nothing wrong with an organization sponsoring specific people they think are the best to represent their interests. This is what fellowships are for in the first place, Look it up.. This is how everything works in the world, regardless of the field. partiality is an essential part of fellowships, whether it?s direct or indirect.

Now that we cleared that out for probably the hundredth time, let us take the IOF as an example of many. Let me quote from the IOF website : ?IOF organises political activities and actions of multilateral cooperation that benefit French-speaking populations.? The organization is literally letting you know that they only spend money on a specific small group of people that benefits another small group. We are talking about Africans discriminating Africans, their own people. And this is not yet the funny part because what?s really laughable is that the IOF is only sponsoring Africans based on a spoken language that is not originally theirs in the first place and discriminates against people of other languages. That is the bigger picture my friends. So let?s be real for a second and ask ourselves who is really working against the African Community and dividing the unity as seen in recent weeks.

I would really understand if this whole matter started as an innocent question from someone from the community that is trying to have answers to his questions or that simply doesn?t agree with something, but people that started this have obviously personal interests and motives that do not represent the African community as a whole but rather their own as individuals or groups. And we are sick and tired of us Africans being played like that. Let?s focus on what really matters to the community because there is definitely a lot we can be productive about and help our dear continent that is suffering.

Kind regards
Taiwo
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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 17:48:44 +0100
From: Taiwo Oyewande <taiwo.oyewande88 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [rpd] OIF
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Sincere apologies. I am referring to OiF. IOF was a typo.

Cheers


> On 3 Mar 2020, at 17:42, Taiwo Oyewande <taiwo.oyewande88 at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> ?

> If we want to talk about organisations being partial then let us talk about partiality in all its aspects and by including all the parties involved and not focus on one party.

> As I have stated severally, there is absolutely nothing wrong with an organization sponsoring specific people they think are the best to represent their interests. This is what fellowships are for in the first place, Look it up.. This is how everything works in the world, regardless of the field. partiality is an essential part of fellowships, whether it?s direct or indirect.

>

> Now that we cleared that out for probably the hundredth time, let us take the IOF as an example of many. Let me quote from the IOF website : ?IOF organises political activities and actions of multilateral cooperation that benefit French-speaking populations.? The organization is literally letting you know that they only spend money on a specific small group of people that benefits another small group. We are talking about Africans discriminating Africans, their own people. And this is not yet the funny part because what?s really laughable is that the IOF is only sponsoring Africans based on a spoken language that is not originally theirs in the first place and discriminates against people of other languages. That is the bigger picture my friends. So let?s be real for a second and ask ourselves who is really working against the African Community and dividing the unity as seen in recent weeks.

>

> I would really understand if this whole matter started as an innocent question from someone from the community that is trying to have answers to his questions or that simply doesn?t agree with something, but people that started this have obviously personal interests and motives that do not represent the African community as a whole but rather their own as individuals or groups. And we are sick and tired of us Africans being played like that. Let?s focus on what really matters to the community because there is definitely a lot we can be productive about and help our dear continent that is suffering.

>

> Kind regards

> Taiwo

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 21:32:10 +0100
From: Paschal Ochang <pascosoft at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [rpd] OIF
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Now this is the problem this community has been facing and I am happy a lot
of people have pointed out IOF here as well which many have accused of
creating an environment for for discrimination. A group of people have time
and time again failed to see their own shortcomings in this group. Some
group of people talk about the PDP being corrupted but at the same time
this group of people  behave in a manner that has shown no positive
movement in the development of a pure process. They have aslo been
allegations of how people were brought under the banner of the IOF to
influence elections in Dakar and a lot of people have pointed it out time
and time again that this movement has also done what LARUS is accused of
for ages.

I have attended a couple of meetings and I have also seen some of the guys
agitating that Larus has done wrong speaking with people during breaks and
influencing their opinions to support their ideas.

I have also noticed how AFRINIC fellows walk up to the mic and also try to
support their so called mentors which are some of the guys making this
agitations. Is that not corruption of the process?

I have noticed  racial discrimination and utterances and someone was told
he doesn't belong to this community probably cos he is not African and did
not support someone else's policy.

Well, my people have an adage which says when you point a finger to someone
the other fingers point back at you.

On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, Taiwo Oyewande <taiwo.oyewande88 at gmail.com>
wrote:


>

> Sincere apologies. I am referring to OiF. IOF was a typo.

>

> Cheers

>

> On 3 Mar 2020, at 17:42, Taiwo Oyewande <taiwo.oyewande88 at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

> ?

>

> If we want to talk about organisations being partial then let us talk

> about partiality in all its aspects and by including all the parties

> involved and not focus on one party.

>

> As I have stated severally, there is absolutely nothing wrong with an

> organization sponsoring specific people they think are the best to

> represent their interests. This is what fellowships are for in the first

> place, Look it up.. This is how everything works in the world, regardless

> of the field. partiality is an essential part of fellowships, whether it?s

> direct or indirect.

>

> Now that we cleared that out for probably the hundredth time, let us take

> the IOF as an example of many. Let me quote from the IOF website : ?IOF

> organises political activities and actions of multilateral cooperation that

> benefit French-speaking populations.? The organization is literally letting

> you know that they only spend money on a specific small group of people

> that benefits another small group. We are talking about Africans

> discriminating Africans, their own people. And this is not yet the funny

> part because what?s really laughable is that the IOF is only sponsoring

> Africans based on a spoken language that is not originally theirs in the

> first place and discriminates against people of other languages. That is

> the bigger picture my friends. So let?s be real for a second and ask

> ourselves who is really working against the African Community and

> dividing the unity as seen in recent weeks.

>

> I would really understand if this whole matter started as an innocent

> question from someone from the community that is trying to have answers to

> his questions or that simply doesn?t agree with something, but people that

> started this have obviously personal interests and motives that do not

> represent the African community as a whole but rather their own as

> individuals or groups. And we are sick and tired of us Africans being

> played like that. Let?s focus on what really matters to the community

> because there is definitely a lot we can be productive about and help our

> dear continent that is suffering.

>

>

> Kind regards

> Taiwo

>

>

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