[rpd] Elections

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I support Sunday Ayuba

Regards,
Kabir Azeez.

rpd at afrinic.net


On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 5:13 PM Sunday Ayuba <sundayayuba8 at gmail.com> wrote:


> Dear AFRINIC CEO,

> Please can you explain to the community why you are setting the six months

> rule on who can vote and those who cannot vote. The CPM is very clear on

> who are members of the WG. It clearly states any person

> I quote the CPM

> " *Any person* can, participating either in person or remotely, is

> considered to be part of the Policy Development Working Group.

>

> The Policy Development Working Group has two Chairs to perform its

> administrative functions. The PDWG Chairs are chosen by the AFRINIC

> community during the Public Policy Meeting and serve staggered two-year

> terms. The term ends during the first Public Policy Meeting corresponding

> to the end of the term for which they were appointed. A term may begin or

> end no sooner than the first day of the Public Policy Meeting and no later

> than the last day of the Public Policy Meeting as determined by the mutual

> agreement of the current Chair and the new Chair."

>

> It is only the members of the WG that determine the co chairs are.  This

> is an abberation that some people would be dienfrinchiced based on some

> rules suggested by a  section of the community more especially when  these

>  section are in the minority.  The election rules are very also clear it is

> by show of hands and am sure we can do show of hands. If you know that we

> are ripe for an online election then we should follow the rules. Organise

> an online election that follows the CPM. All Members of the working group

> would vote by show of hands. This is very simple. It would not be

> acceptable to this community if AFRINIC staff are now conniving with a

> section of the community to deny some people thier right. Are we now trying

> to divide the community into old and new members now because of elections.

> You should be glad that more people are now participating in the community.

> It's a multi-stakeholder process. The more people participating the better.

> The bigger the community the better. We all are stakeholders in the

> internet Community and we all are members of the working group and we all

> must participate in the election

> Thank you.

>

> Regards,

> Sunday Ayuba.

>

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