<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Hmm….</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Now that an appeal is made, I personally think the appeal </span>make<span style="font-size:11pt"> sense too actually.</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">I don’t think it’s an issue about whether the appeal is only applicable if it's against the Chair or Board, because the Board has taken up the Chair’s position temporarily in an unprecedented way. So i think it’s natural that an appeal can still be taken against the Board’s consensus (because Board taking the role of Chair temporarily).</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Due to the unprecedented fact that the Board has stepped in to declare consensus in the stead of co-chairs, this has twisted the CPM in a way. Therefore, since it’s been twisted to accommodate the Board’s action(taking Chair’s position temporarily), then I think it’s fair that we should use a more purposive approach to interpret the CPM(since it’s been twisted). Because I think the more important point is that appeals can still be made against a consensus, irrespective of whether the consensus was made by Board or Chair or anyone who is temporarily facilitating the PDWG in the absence of a Chair.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">I’m all for an experienced Chairs but I must say the way the consensus was achieved is very questionable though.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">I think we should just let the Appeal Committee work on this appeal since it’s already been appealed. Plus, I don’t see what’s there to lose if the consensus was achieved legitimately because the Appeal Committee should naturally deem it the same. I think that’s the least check-and-balance that can be done.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Kirk out.</span></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 1:18 PM Emem William <<a href="mailto:dwizard65@gmail.com">dwizard65@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><b>Dear Appeal Committee,</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif" style="font-size:11pt">Please check the </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">attachment for our appeal.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Thank you!</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Subject : Appeal against the confirmation of consensus
declared by the Policy Liaison Team and the Board on the selection of PDWG
Co-chairs</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Appeal Committee,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am appealing against the confirmation of consensus
declared by the AFRINIC team and the Board on the selection of PDWG Co-chairs,
made on the RPD mailing list, on April 9<sup>th</sup> and April 11<sup>th</sup>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(</span><span lang="FR"><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(</span><span lang="FR"><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html</span></a></span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I consider that the actions of the Board of Directors
to self-declare consensus over the PDWG matter in selecting the new co-chairs
is done outside of their scope of power and prerogatives.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date of the appeal :</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> April 19<sup>th</sup>, 2021</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date of
the decision made by the Policy Liaison Team</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(1) 3<sup>rd</sup>
April 2021</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(2) 9<sup>th</sup>
April 2021</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date of
the decision made by the Board of Directors</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">11<sup>th</sup>
April 2021</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">f) Reference
to an announcement of decision which is being appealed</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(1) 26<sup>th</sup>
March 2021, Eligibility criteria imposed by Policy Liaison Team </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(</span><span lang="EN-MY"><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012768.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/012768.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">) </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(2) 9<sup>th</sup>
April 2021, Policy Liaison Team announced consensus is achieved</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(</span><span lang="EN-MY"><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013018.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(3) 11<sup>th</sup>
April 2021, Board Chair declared consensus</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(</span><span lang="EN-MY"><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013052.html</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Name and
email address of complainant.</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Emem
William</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:dwizard65@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwizard65@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Names of complainants.</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Olamide Andu (</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="mailto:olamideandu@gmail.com" target="_blank">olamideandu@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">)</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Yusuf
Abdurahman Adebisi (</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.15pt"><a href="mailto:adebc007@gmail.com" target="_blank">adebc007@gmail.com</a>)</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Emem Ekpo
William (</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:dwizard65@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">dwizard65@gmail.com</a>)</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sunday
Ayuba (</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:sundayayuba8@gmail.com" target="_blank">sundayayuba8@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">)</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
following appeal addresses the “fake consensus on the selection of the
co-chairs” declaration, which according to the CPM, cannot be done by anyone
else besides the chair. Yes In this situation we agreed that AFRINIC team
should serve as secretariat but this team went ahead to selectively implement decisions
even when there was no consensus. The board’s interference with the matter
signifies that the bottom up process no longer exists. Therefore, this appeal
should serve the Appeal Committee in taking into account a very important
point, which is the fact that the board has no right in declaring consensus.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Based on the Board’s action of</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> declaring consensus on the
selection of the co-chairs, which is done outside of their prerogatives, it is
safe to conclude that the declaration of consensus is illegal as it is not
within the prescribed power and prerogatives of the Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors should have referred to and comply with the stipulated terms
of the AFRINIC’s constitution and the CPM and ensure that any action that is
taken by the Board of Directors is done consistently and in compliance with the
stipulated terms of the AFRINIC’s Constitution and the CPM, which was not the
case. The declaration of the consensus by the Board of Directors shows that the
Board of Directors have acted above and beyond their prescribed power and
prerogatives.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As for the list of
requirements and qualifications imposed by the Policy Liaison Team, It is vital
to note that they were never stipulated under the CPM. By simply adding on a
list of requirement and qualification proves that the Policy Liaison Team have
acted arbitrarily and with blatant disregard to the terms and procedures which
are clearly stipulated under the CPM.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Based
on the above, I urge the Appeal committee to look into this serious matter and
resolve this appeal by standing with what is right.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank
you!</span><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>Regards,<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Emem William</b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">.</span></div><div><i></i></div></div></div></div>
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