[rpd] CO-CHAIRS AND AIS '21

[Daniel Yakmut]

Unfortunately I can't read french. But I will find time to translate, so
that I can respond to you.

Simply,
Daniel

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 8:46 AM Arnaud AMELINA <amelnaud at gmail.com> wrote:


> Mon Cher Daniel,

>

> Courir ou Sauter, l'importance est d'arriver à la bonne destination, et

> avec ce qui s'est passé, je suis convaincu que nous y sommes arrivés, je

> dis encore félicitation à la communauté du PDP et bon courage dans leur

> mission au nouveaux co-chairs. Vous aimez le principe de vote dans le PDWG

> parce que facilement manipulable, non ? Et nous en avons eu les preuves à

> maintes reprises, nous sommes une communauté, du moins à ce que je pense,

> pas des antagonistes, ni moins des ennemis, alors pourquoi ne pouvons-nous

> pas nous entendre pour régler et faire avancer les choses en regardant

> l'intérêt de l'Afrique pas nos propres intérêts? Tu es le seul à toujours

> dire qu'on ne s'entend pas, que les gens sont égoïstes, qu'on est divisé,

> qu'il n'est pas possible d'obtenir un consensus entre nous, mais tout ce

> qui s'est passé ces derniers temps ta donné tort, alors résous toi à

> rejoindre le groupe, laisse tes intérêts personnels et cesses de soutenir

> les ennemis de l'Afrique. Merci pour ta compréhension. Si tu t'es senti

> offensé alors toutes mes excuses. Mais c'est ce que j'ai sur le coeur ce

> beau matin, suite à ton message que je viens de lire. Bonne journée à

> toutes et à tous.

>

> --

> Arnaud

>

>

> Le mar. 1 juin 2021 à 22:28, Daniel Yakmut via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net> a

> écrit :

>

>> Dear All,

>>

>> This was what I had warned us about. Attempting to force the nomination

>> of the co-chairs on permanent basis will not hold water. That was why I was

>> advocating that we make whatever we were doing regarding the co-chairs

>> without election must be temporary.

>>

>> Truly, we have a petition against the Co-Chairs eligibility to continue

>> to manage the PWDG. The petition should have put things on hold, but we

>> carried on as if nothing.

>>

>> I want to suggest that we need to pause here and address the concerns.

>> Else we will be acting contrary to our believes of openness and

>> transparency.

>>

>> " We have refused to run but chose to jump"

>>

>> Simply,

>>

>> Daniel

>>

>>

>>

>> On 30/05/2021 12:25 am, Emem William wrote:

>>

>> Dear AFRINIC Board, CEO, LC and RPD Community,

>>

>>

>>

>> *“Consequently, the PDWG is hereby informed and advised that it is a

>> matter of sound and settled legal principle that, pending the outcome of

>> the Appeal Committee proceedings, it (PDWG) refrains from entertaining any

>> request emanating from the relevant co-authors of the said policy proposals

>> for further amending these proposals on the legal principle of pendente

>> lite. It is also my considered view that any attempt in the meantime by the

>> latter to submit a newly purported version of their policy proposal will be

>> inadmissible (non-receivable) in law”. *

>>

>> *Ashok.B.Radhakissoon.*

>>

>> *Legal  Counsel*

>>

>>

>>

>> Above is a quotation from the email sent by AFRINIC LC on 9th of Dec

>> 2020. Going by his fact (supported by the CEO and Liaison officer) and the

>> fact that we submitted an appeal against the minority declaration of

>> consensus on the position of Co-chairs recently, we would like to state

>> that we currently have no co-chairs and I wonder why some individuals are

>> parading themselves as the Co-chairs for this WG.

>>

>>  Let me be clear that until the determination of the appeal and until we

>> exhaust all legal means, AFRINIC Liaison staff are to be coordinating the

>> WG as the consensus declaration is “inadmissible”.   This is also because

>> this was the last consensus we had on this issue. I do not want to believe

>> and would not agree that some impostors would sit as co-chairs during the

>> forthcoming policy sessions during AIS '21. I want to believe that the two

>> gentlemen are just helping staff and would not be parading themselves as

>> Co-chairs.  I hope the CEO and staff would note this to prevent a situation

>> where we would have to begin this argument throughout the meeting.

>>

>>

>>

>> I am also surprised that Liaison staff and NOMCOM did not seek nomination

>> for the position of Co-chairs. It is no longer news that one of the

>> co-chairs we unanimously elected in Uganda for a two-year team should be

>> finishing his tenure during AIS-21. Therefore, we are supposed to be having

>> an election during this meeting. To my surprise, up till now, we don’t have

>> a call for nomination rather we have two people illegally calling

>> themselves Co-Chairs without been elected by the community.

>>

>>   I hope the CEO and LC would respond to my email before the meeting next

>> week so that we don’t find our having to spend all the time during the

>> policy session during the AIS on this issue.

>>

>>

>>

>> As a way forward, for us to spend our time discussing policies and not

>> this issue during the upcoming AIS and to avoid wasting our precious time,

>> I would suggest that we rectify the situation now and ask NOMCOM to call

>> for nomination so that we can move forward. The Co-chair can be elected at

>> the beginning of the meeting. I am sure we can reach a consensus on this

>> and I would be ready to help coordinate this if liaison staff would be too

>> busy preparing for the meeting.

>>

>>

>>

>> Thank you !

>> Best regards,

>> Emem William

>>

>>

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