<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3512" class="">Hi @ll,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3512" class="">+1 Serge and Omo</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3512"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3512" class="">We just have to improve our practices for the good standing of our Board and also our Community. We all are concerned by what's happen, both the Board's members, staff and the other members.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3512" class=""><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3512" class="">Regards,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3512" class="">--sb</div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3795"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3885"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437796795570_3884"><br></div></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> Le Samedi 25 juillet 2015 0h29, Omo Oaiya <omo@wacren.net> a écrit :<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div class="yqt4525894279" id="yqtfd38280"><br clear="none">On 24/07/2015 18:59, serge ilunga wrote:<br clear="none">> Congratulations Chair and Vice chair.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I would like to share with members some facts.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I've observed that both chairman and vice chairman's terms expire at<br clear="none">> same time that is next AGM in June 2016<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Though it may be unlikely that if none get reelected, common sense, good<br clear="none">> practice and Business Continuity would suggest different way where at<br clear="none">> least one of the two is on seat during beyond June 2016. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> This also means that the chairs will have oversight of their own<br clear="none">> election raising more accountability challenges.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> In the recent discussion about how previous chair and vice got swapped<br clear="none">> during AFRINIC 21 ( November 2014), one of the reasons cited was for<br clear="none">> smooth transition.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> It now appears that this has not been followed and openining a door to<br clear="none">> not following established principles .<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> This might be a good reason to get the Governance Committee established<br clear="none">> to advise on such cases.</div><br clear="none">> <br clear="none"><br clear="none">These are all very pertinent reflections. It is certainly good practice<br clear="none">to arrange an overlap period to allow for good onboarding and knowledge<br clear="none">transfer. We should be working for better governance especially in the<br clear="none">light of the situation we are in.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">Omo Oaiya<br clear="none">CTO/Directeur Technique, WACREN<br clear="none">Mobile: +234 806 4522778, +234 708 4410514<br clear="none">Skype: kodion<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.wacren.net/" target="_blank">http://www.wacren.net</a><div class="yqt4525894279" id="yqtfd18166"><br clear="none"></div><br><div class="yqt4525894279" id="yqtfd98575">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">rpd mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>