[rpd] Updates and Code of Conduct

[Ibeanusi Elvis]

Hello all,

Indeed at these difficult times, the AFRINIC Organization is doing all and
everything possible in good faith to resolve the issues and progress
towards the future and longevity of the organization.
Nonetheless, there has been a vast and growing number of questionable
issues which need an urgent attention. I am affirmative when I say that the
statement “AFRINIC is a community-driven organization with openness
principles babe bottom-up processes...” should be shown in the way things
are done and conducted within the organization and the community as well
and not just coming up frequently in emails.

Additionally, I don’t think the board should add extra people to the Appeal
Committee now; that would be an abuse of power if it’s not done following
the due process. They should be allowed to do their work. Sometimes the
questionable attitudes and the uncertainty that has engulfed the
organization makes it easy to doubt the functionality of organization and
the principles at which it is said to be constructed upon.

Elvis

On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 3:05 Haruna Umar Adoga <hartek66 at gmail.com> wrote:


> +1 Fernando.

>

> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 at 16:32, Fernando Frediani <fhfrediani at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

>> Hello Eddy

>>

>> It is admirable the clarity and politeness of your messages. I believe

>> most people trust you are doing everything you are doing during these

>> difficult times for PDWG in good faith to get things back on track again.

>>

>> However I cannot be silent about the growing number of questionable

>> attitudes the Board has been taking in the believe they have the power to

>> sort out all these matters. If they are receiving exotic legal counseling

>> from a single person and taking it as absolute truth just because the

>> person is a "licensed person to do that job" and this only worse the view

>> many are having about the Board intentions towards PDWG.

>>

>> How come the Board believe they can regulate this via the ToR ? This is a

>> question for the PDWG to adjust the CPM and make it more clear, but not the

>> Board.

>> All Board can do is to interpret the CPM about the provisions for the

>> Appeal Committee, and if they said already that in their interpretation is

>> that Committee can only work with all 5 members then the only thing that

>> remains for them to do is to select 2 new people to fill the vacant

>> positions. But they cannot not create new rules for it. That must be done

>> exclusively by PDWG under the due process amending the CPM where necessary.

>> What if soon PDWG chooses to change the CPM and that conflicts with what

>> is in the ToR ? What will worth more ?

>>

>> I urge the Board members to stop doing questionable actions like this and

>> perhaps review the person who is giving these legal counseling or get

>> someonelese's view on such difficult and complex subjects in order to let

>> PDWG do its mission.

>>

>> Fernando

>> On 15/04/2021 12:10, Eddy Kayihura wrote:

>>

>> Dear Colleagues,

>>

>>

>>

>> I would like to make a few announcements and share a perspective on what

>> we, at AFRINIC, have been observing for some time.

>>

>>

>>    1. The onboarding of the Co-chairs has started and is progressing

>>    well. It is planned to conclude mid next week and please expect a

>>    communication from them late next week.

>>    2. The Board passed a resolution yesterday to address the Appeal

>>    Committee ToR challenge and let the committee to operate with the three

>>    remaining members. (Resolution 202104.606)

>>    <https://afrinic.net/board/meeting/2021#r606>

>>

>>

>>

>> It is with deep concern that I read the email from Dr Abdulkarim Oloyede

>> including a personal attack on the honesty and integrity of our Policy

>> Liaison colleagues and I believe an apology is in order.

>>

>>

>>

>> The 8th point of the Code of Conduct (VIII. Act in the best interests of

>> the AFRINIC community at all times.) has generally been overlooked and that

>> I wish to emphasize it with an illustrative fictive story.

>>

>>

>>

>> Three friends have invested together into a restaurant business. They

>> hired a manager, who recruited a team to provide services in the new

>> restaurant that is successful very quickly. After some time, one of the

>> shareholders who often eats at the restaurant starts throwing food on the

>> floor, breaking windows and glasses at times and eventually slaps an

>> employee.

>>

>>

>>

>> I guess that I do not need to go further in my story and you understand

>> what I am picturing here. We, at AFRINIC, are dedicated to serve you with

>> the utmost excellence, passion and integrity.

>>

>>

>>

>> As much as AFRINIC is a community-driven organization with openness

>> principles and bottom-up processes, for a smooth running of our proceedings

>> we all ought to abide by a basic code of conduct which is currently being

>> reviewed

>> <https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2021-March/004024.html>

>> and your contributions are welcome.

>>

>>

>>

>> We are all human and may err at times and I would like to remind you that

>> justified complaints about staff or even myself can either be channelled

>> through ceo at afrinic.net or through the whistleblower portal at:

>> https://www.afrinic.net/whistleblowing. The Board has visibility on the

>> report about tickets raised through the external whistleblower system.

>>

>>

>>

>> We have observed lately different levels of breach of code of conduct on

>> the rpd list and remained silent for the sake of solving the unprecedented

>> situation in which we found ourselves. However, this one is too loud for us

>> to ignore it.

>>

>>

>>

>> For sanity’s sake, I call upon the Co-chairs to deal with the Code of

>> Conduct matter with the seriousness it requires.

>>

>>

>>

>> Regards,

>>

>>

>>

>> Eddy Kayihura

>>

>> CEO AFRINIC

>>

>>

>>

>>  ……………………………………………….

>>

>>

>>

>> Chers collègues,

>>

>>

>>

>> J'aimerais faire quelques annonces et partager une perspective sur ce que

>> nous observons sur la liste RPD depuis un certain temps.

>>

>>

>>    1. L'intégration des coprésidents a commencé et progresse bien. Il

>>    est prévu qu'il se termine au milieu de la semaine prochaine et nous

>>    attendons une communication de leur part à la fin de la semaine prochaine.

>>    2. Le conseil d'administration a adopté hier une résolution visant à

>>    ce que le comité d'appel fonctionne avec les trois membres restants. (Resolution

>>    202104.606) <https://afrinic.net/board/meeting/2021#r606>

>>

>>

>>

>> C'est avec une profonde préoccupation que j'ai lu le courriel du Dr

>> Abdulkarim Oloyede, qui contenait une attaque personnelle contre

>> l'honnêteté et l'intégrité de nos collègues du Policy Liaison team. Je

>> pense que ce mail requiet des excuses de sa part.

>>

>>

>>

>> Le huitième point du Code de conduite (VIII. Act in the best interests of

>> the AFRINIC community at all times) a généralement été négligé et je

>> souhaite l'illustrer à travers une histoire fictive.

>>

>>

>>

>> Trois amis ont investi ensemble dans un restaurant. Ils ont engagé un

>> manager, qui a recruté une équipe pour fournir des services dans le nouveau

>> restaurant qui connaît un succès très rapide. Au bout d'un certain temps,

>> l'un des actionnaires, qui mange souvent au restaurant, commence à jeter de

>> la nourriture par terre, à briser parfois des vitres et des verres et finit

>> par gifler un employé.

>>

>>

>>

>> Je suppose que je n'ai pas besoin d'aller plus loin dans mon histoire et

>> que vous comprenez mon dessin. A AFRINIC, nous sommes engagés à vous servir

>> avec excellence, passion et intégrité.

>>

>>

>>

>> Bien qu’AFRINIC soit une organisation à caractère communautaire, avec des

>> principes d'openness et des processus ascendants, pour le bon déroulement

>> de nos activités, nous devrions tous nous conformer à un code de conduite

>> de base qui est actuellement en cours de révision

>> <https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2021-March/004024.html>et

>> vos contributions sont les bienvenues.

>>

>>

>>

>> Nous sommes tous humains et nous pouvons parfois commettre des erreurs.

>> Je tiens à vous rappeler que les plaintes justifiées à l'encontre du

>> personnel ou même de moi-même peuvent être transmises à ceo at afrinic.net

>> ou au travers du   portail whistleblower à l'adresse suivante :

>> https://www.afrinic.net/whistleblowing. Le conseil d'administration a

>> une visibilité sur le rapport concernant les tickets soulevés par le

>> système de dénonciation externe.

>>

>>

>>

>> Nous avons observé dernièrement différents niveaux de violation du code

>> de conduite sur la liste des RPD et nous avons gardé le silence afin de

>> résoudre la situation sans précédent dans laquelle nous nous trouvions.

>> Cependant, celle-ci crie trop fort pour que nous puissions l'ignorer.

>>

>>

>>

>> En toute conscience, je demande aux co-présidents de traiter la question

>> du code de conduite avec le sérieux qu'elle requiert.

>>

>>

>>

>> Cordialement,

>>

>>

>>

>> Eddy Kayihura

>>

>> Directeur Général d'AFRINIC

>>

>>

>>

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