I am in support of Peters' position on these issues. Discerning minds will understand his position. It is a trend I have noticed since 2005. Afralo is recycling both ideas and officers, and this is not good for it. A few people believe they have the right to determine everything at the expense of opposing ideas. Peters is not the only voice crying in the wilderness. Regards, Adetokunbo Abiola, --- On Wed, 19/6/13, TYokunbo Abiola wrote: > From: TYokunbo Abiola > Subject: Re: [AFRI-Discuss] AFRALO Regional Officers selections and ALAC Representative selection - Nominations period to start on June 3 > To: "Peters Omoragnon" > Date: Wednesday, 19 June, 2013, 8:28 > I am in support of Peters' > position on these issues. Discerning minds will understand > his position. It is a trend I have noticed since 2005.  > Afralo is recycling both ideas and officers, and this is not > good for it. A few people believe they have the right to > determine everything at the expense of opposing ideas. > Peters is not the only voice crying in the wilderness. > > Regards, > Adetokunbo Abiola, > > > --- On Wed, 19/6/13, Peters Omoragnon  wrote: > > > From: Peters Omoragnon > > Subject: Re: [AFRI-Discuss] AFRALO Regional > Officers selections and ALAC Representative selection - > Nominations period to start on June 3 > > To: "Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond" , > "NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS" > > Cc: "afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" > , "ICANN APPLICATION" , "AFRALO > ICANN" > > Date: Wednesday, 19 June, 2013, 2:57 > > Dear Olivier. > > Thank you for your response. > > > > I am not prepared to engage anyone any longer on > any debate > > on this matter. > > > > Your attempt to present your 'facts' on > this matter didn't > > in anyway blindfold any from the obvious nepotism I > alluded > > to in my complaints. How a chairman who has a > decisive vote > > can make her preference so open and brazen yet > expect a free > > and fair elections beats my imagination. > > > > So I will disregard any polite attempt to call my > claims > > false but I am very satisfied that I have pointed > out to the > > whole ICANN community the flawed process of > nomination whose > > outcomes are very obvious . You are calling > recycling of > > officers within a particular set of people as > democratic? > > Interesting indeed. > > > > You may not  for very obvious reasons agree with > me but > > posterity as an impartial judge, will prove us all > wrong or > > right someday . Today I am only a voice crying in > the > > wilderness.... > > > > I shall not give up and cannot be discouraged. This > is just > > the beginning of the struggle. The claims in my > letter are > > there for any to verify. They re facts, whether you > agree or > > disagree. > > > > Aluta continua! > > > > Yours for transparency > > Pastor Peters Omoragbon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond" > > > Sent: ‎19/‎06/‎2013 12:55 AM > > To: "NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS" > > Cc: "afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" > > ; > > "ICANN APPLICATION" ; > > "AFRALO ICANN" > > Subject: Re: [AFRI-Discuss] AFRALO Regional > Officers > > selections and ALAC Representative selection - > Nominations > > period to start on June 3 > > > > Dear Pastor Peters, > > > > I have read with much concern the email which you > sent to > > the AFRALO > > list on 5 June 2013. Being one of its intended > recipients, I > > have > > discussed your allegations with colleagues and > staff and am > > therefore > > able to provide you with my response below. I > apologise for > > the time it > > has taken me to respond but I wanted to assure > myself of the > > validity of > > my answers prior to replying. > > > > In your email, you make several allegations, the > merit of > > which I shall > > not comment on, but will base my response solely on > facts. > > After all, it > > would be inappropriate of me to provide my > *opinion* on > > internal AFRALO > > matters. > > > > First, concerning your listing of ALAC > representatives, I > > will note that > > Titi Akinsanmi was actually selected by the ICANN > Nominating > > Committee > > http://nomcom.icann.org/ and therefore not by Ms. > Sylla > > who had no direct > > say in the matter. > > > > As for the nominations by Ms.Sylla which you > disagree with, > > I remind you > > that these are nominations and not selections. > > > > Each and every ALS representative in AFRALO has the > ability > > to nominate > > whom they believe would be the most suitable > candidates for > > positions. > > If more than one candidate is nominated and accepts > their > > nomination > > for a position, then a vote of all ALSes follows. > You are > > therefore free to nominate whoever you wish to > nominate and > > so is Ms. > > Sylla. The AFRALO ALS vote will decide and you, > like Ms. > > Sylla, will > > have a vote, as the representative of your ALS. The > voting > > process is > > described in the AFRALO Operating Principles, > Section 6.1 to > > 6.10 > > https://community.icann.org/display/AFRALO/AFRALO+MOU+and+Organising+Documen... > > > > The AFRALO Chair has a deciding vote ONLY in the > event of a > > tie. > > > > I hope this clarifies the process and keeps the > discussion > > factual. I > > wish AFRALO all the best in its selection of > representatives > > for the > > next year.If you have any further questions > regarding the > > selection > > process of AFRALO Regional Officers and ALAC > > Representatives, please do > > not hesitate to contact me. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > > ALAC Chair > > > > > > On 05/06/2013 20:34, NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS > wrote: > > > The President ICANN Board, Chairman ALAC, > and all > > AFRALO ALs > > > > > > NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS PROTEST THE OPEN > PARTISANSHIP > > OF THE > > > CHAIRPERSON OF AFRALO IN THE SELECTION OF > REGIONAL > > OFFICERS and ALAC > > > Representative Selection > > > > > >  Zig Ziglar the reknown writer once > wrote: 'you > > cannot expect a > > > different result from doing the same thing > over and > > over again' > > > > > > On the above premise, I wish to register > the protest of > > my > > > organization and so many other members of > ICANN from > > AFRALO (who > > > silently are grudging) the open and > flagrant > > partisanship of the > > > present Chairperson to AFRALO on the above > subject > > matter. > > > Please, be it noted that, this is not > based on > > sentiments or personal > > > differences between my organization and Ms > Fatimata > > Seye Sylla, but on > > > the democratic and accountable structures > upon which > > ICANN is > > > structured. For the avoidance of doubt, > Nurses Across > > the Borders was > > > one of the organizations that supported > the nomination > > of Ms Sylla to > > > the 2014 NOMCOM. > > > > > > Since 2007, when AFRALO came into > existence, all the > > leadership > > > positions within it, AND AFRALO > Representatives within > > other ICANN > > > Structures have been rotated amongst the > SAME SET of > > individuals and > > > also follows the same process/pattern of > > selection  just like the one > > > being applied by Ms Sylla on June 3 and 4 > 2013. > > > > > > For the avoidance of doubts, I present > below the list > > of officers of > > > AFRALO and AFRALO Representatives from > 2007 till date: > > > > > >                > >          AFRALO > > OFFICERS-currently > > > 1. Chairperson: Fatimatta Seye > Sylla-2009-2011, > > 2011-2013xxxx > > > > > > 2. Vice Chairperson: Tijani Ben > Jemaa-2009-2011, > > 2011-2013xxxx > > > > > > 3. Secretariat: Aziz Hilali-2010-2012, > 2012-2014 > > > > > > > > > > > >                > >          ALAC REPRESENTATIVES > > > > > > 1. Titi Akinsanmi-2011-2013-she was > selected by Ms > > Sylla, even though > > > she does not belong to any ALS within > AFRALO > > > > > > 2. Yaovi Atohun-2011-2013, xxxx > > > > > > 3. Tijani Ben Jemaa-2010-2012, > 2012-2014  > > xxxx-OCCUPYING TWO OFFICES > > > WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD-Vice Chair AFRALO > and ALAC Rep > > > > > >                > >        ALAC NOMCOM REPRESENTATIVE > > > > > > 1. Mohammed El Bashi-2013 & 2012, > xxxx > > > > > >                > >       ALAC REPRESENTATIVES > > > > > > 1. Mohammed El Bashi: 2007-2011xxxx > > > 2. Dave Kissoondayal: 2009-2011 > > > 3. Heava Dirkiate: 2010-2012 > > > 4. Fatimata Seye Sylla: 2007-2009xxxx > > > > > >                > >      ALAC DELEGATE TO THE NOMCOM > > > > > > 1. Yaovi Atohun: 2011 & 2010xxxx > > > 2. Khaled Kouba:  2009 & 2008 > > > 3. Mohammed El Faith El Tigani: 2007-2006 > > > 4. Didier Kasole: 2003 > > > > > > We find very disturbing, lacking merit and > devoid of > > any democratic > > > tendecies the proposal by Ms Fatimata > Sylla on the > > following grounds: > > > > > > 1. Aziz Hilali whom she is proposing for > Chairman > > AFRALO is still > > > Secretary to AFRALO till 2014. She is > implying that, > > both positions be > > > reserved for him, and if wins, he > relinquishes his post > > as Sec, and if > > > he losses he returns back as Sec to AFRALO > to continue > > his tenure. If > > > Aziz is interested in the position as he > has done, he > > should be asked > > > to resign from the position of Secretary > AFRALO with > > immediate effect. > > > > > > 2. What is democratic in one person > nominating 4 > > persons at once, and > > > the person happens to be the Chairperson > of the Group? > > > > > > 3. AFRALO Bye laws made it very clear > that, the > > Chairman shall cast > > > the decisiive vote, where there is a tie > in any > > election, meaning, > > > chairmen/chairperson are supposed to be > seen as neutral > > even though > > > they may have sympathy for a particular > candidate, this > > should not be > > > made known. But in this case, Ms Fatimata > has openly > > expressed her > > > partisanship by her selection. The outcome > would be a > > bandwagon effect > > > for those not wanting to be seen as > 'disloyal' to want > > to support her > > > choice. > > > > > > 4. With the secondment of Tijani Ben > Jemaa, the plot is > > fait accompli. > > > Both Mr Tijanin and Fatimata are leaders > within AFRALO > > and one would > > > expect them to help nurture successors in > a more > > transparent manner. > > > > > > 5. AFRALO is being unwittingly turned into > a cult of > > the preserve, > > > where people like Fatimata, Tijani, Yaovi > and Aziz now > > decides the > > > faith of every other members within > AFRALO. > > > > > > 6, Look at the representation from 2007, > it has been > > between the > > > quadruple. > > > > > > 7. Today, there are 26 confirmed At Large > Structures > > withn AFRALO and, > > > are we saying that, without these > Foursome, AFRALO will > > die? Please, > > > we do not deny the rights to vote or be > voted for by > > the > > > aforementioned individuals, but that, all > our actions > > should be very > > > transparent and accountable. If African > politicians are > > known for > > > nepotism, must it be reflected in ICANN? > > > > > > 8. AFRALO is not an independent body, but > a structure > > within the > > > larger ICANN, and such, we expect the > leaders with > > ICANN to guide and > > > guard against the abuse of power and > position. If Ms > > Fatimata as > > > Chairperson to AFRALO has any preference > for > > candidates, it should not > > > be done with careless abandon. She could > do her silent > > campaign > > > without trying to push her choice down our > throats. If > > ICANN choose to > > > ignore or pretend there is nothing wrong > with the above > > practice, > > > then, it will lose its credibility as an > international > > organization of > > > repute. > > > > > > 9. The same practice maybe observable in > other RALOs, > > but we are > > > concerned with AFRALO and perhaps, this > maybe the right > > time ICANN > > > begin to take more than a passing interest > in what > > happens within its > > > structures. No part is greater than the > whole. > > > > > > The man died in him, who keeps quiet in > the face of > > tyranny-Wole Soyinka > > > > > > Yours sincerely, > > >  > > > > > > Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON, > > > > > >   * Executive President/CEO-Nurses > > Across the Borders Inc.(USA & NIGERIA) > > >   * President, Diaspora Nurses > > Association of Nigeria- DNAN  > > >   * International Liaison Officer, > > Nigerian Nurses Charitable > > >     Association-UK (NNCA-UK > > >   * General Secretary, Civil Society > > Network on Climate Change in > > >     Nigeria    > > > > > >   * Fellow-Internet Corporation for > > Assigned Names and Numbers- ICANN > > >   * Fellow-Open Society Institute, > > Budapest > > >   * Designated Focal Person-United > > Nations Framework Convention on > > >     Climate Change- UNFCCC in > > Nigeria > > >   * Board Member, Conference of NGOs > in > > Consultative Relationship with > > >     the UN- CONGO > > >   * Member, Steering Committee, > Regional > > Committee for > > >     Africa-Conference of NGOs in > > Consultative Relationship with the > > >     UN- CONGO > > >   * Tel: +441438729726, > > +234-8052658024, > > >   * Email: diasporanursesa@yahoo.com, > > petersomoragbon2@yahoo.co.uk, > > >   * www.nursesacrosstheborders.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > *From:* Fatimata Seye Sylla > > > *To:* afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > *Cc:* At-Large Staff > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 23:24 > > > *Subject:* Re: [AFRI-Discuss] AFRALO > Regional Officers > > selections and > > > ALAC Representative selection - > Nominations period to > > start on June 3 > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > I would like to make an amendment to my > nominations > > regarding the position > > > of Secretariat as it runs until AGM 2014. > > > > > > We will make the nominations after > election of the > > AFRALO Chair and > > > only if > > > the present Secretary is elected > > > > > > My apologies. > > > > > > Please only consider my following > nominations > > > > > >   1. Aziz as AFRALO Chair. Aziz has > been > > a very hard working secretariat, > > >   keeping AFRALO at a very high level > of > > reports delivery and has attended > > >   all the monthly meetings with > valuable > > contributions. His term will > > > finish > > >   in 2015. > > >   2. Mohamed  as AFRALO Vice Chair. > > He has been an excellent ALAC member > > >   after his great work as a Nom Com > > member. > > >   3. Yaovi as  ALAC member for a > > second term.  He is doing great and > > >   improving every where within ALAC > and > > AFRALO.  He is an active > > > participant > > >   in many ICANN work groups and > > contributes in all AFRALO monthly meetings > > > > > > > > > Thank you all for your understanding and > your > > continuous support > > > > > > Fatimata > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2013/6/3 Fatimata Seye Sylla >   > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > > > This year will be my last term as > AFRALO chair and > > I really thank > > > you all > > > > for your continuous support > during all these 2 > > terms.  I will > > > continue to > > > > work within AFRALO as an active > member from 2014. > > > > > > > > To continue the great work AFRALO > is doing with > > younger members while > > > > keeping some experienced ones on > board, I would > > like to make the > > > following > > > > nominations: > > > > > > > >    1. Aziz as AFRALO Chair. > Aziz has > > been a very hard working > > > >    secretariat, keeping AFRALO > at a very > > high level of reports > > > delivery and > > > >    has attended all the monthly > meetings > > with valuable > > > contributions. His term > > > >    will finish in 2015. > > > >    2. Mohamed  as AFRALO Vice > > Chair. He has been an excellent ALAC > > > member > > > >    after his great work as a > Nom Com > > member. > > > >    3. Victor as AFRALO > Secretary, he is > > one of the youngest members on > > > >    board, he is bilingual, > active in all > > our monthly meetings and I > > > would > > > >    suggest that we try him as > Secretary > > to finish Aziz's term in > > > case he gets > > > >    elected as Chair. > > > >    4. Yaovi as  ALAC member > for a > > second term.  He is doing great and > > > >    improving every where within > ALAC and > > AFRALO.  He is an active > > > participant > > > >    in many ICANN work groups > and > > contributes in all AFRALO monthly > > > meetings > > > > > > > > I am seeking your support for > these nominations if > > you agree with me. > > > > > > > > Thank you again and best > regards, > > > > > > > > *AFRALO Towards the ICANN New > Season !!!* > > > > *Fatimata > > > >  * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2013/6/3 ICANN At-Large Staff >   > > > > > > > > > >> Dear AFRALO members, > > > >> > > > >> On behalf of AFRALO's > Chair, Fatimata Seye > > Sylla, we would like to > > > >> announce > > > >> the beginning of the > nomination period for the > > AFRALO Regional Officer > > > >> positions and the AFRALO > ALAC representative. > > The nomination period > > > shall > > > >> start on June 3rd, 2013. > > > >> > > > >> Note that this schedule > synchronizes the > > Regional officers > > > selection with > > > >> the AFRALO ALAC > Selection, which will allow > > for efficiency and better > > > >> management of the > election polls. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> ALAC Selection Schedule > for 2014 ALAC > > Representatives > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> 3 June - ALAC Chair > announces call for > > nominations and Statements of > > > >> Interest > > > >> > > > >> 3 June  -  14 June  - > > Nomination period (nominations accepted for 2 > > > >> weeks). > > > >> > > > >> 21 June - Deadline for > nomination acceptances > > > >> > > > >> 28 June - 5 July - > Elections (If required, > > elections will begin no > > > later > > > >> than one week after the > deadline for > > nomination acceptances and end no > > > >> later > > > >> than two weeks after that > deadline). > > > >> > > > >> 8 July - RALO Chairs to > inform ALAC Chair of > > Selection Results. > > > ALAC Chair > > > >> to inform NomCom Chair > and Chair-Elect of ALAC > > Selection Results > > > >> > > > >> 2013 AGM [ 17th - 21st  > November ]  > > - Newly elected ALAC representative > > > >> shall be seated on the > ALAC at the close of > > the 2013 AGM on > > > Thursday, 21st > > > >> November 2013. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> AFRALO Chair: Currently > held by Fatimata > > Seye-Sylle. Fatimata is not > > > >> eligible for > re-selection. The current term > > ends at the close of > > > the 2013 > > > >> AGM. The new term starts > on Thursday, 21 > > November 2013 at the close > > > of the > > > >> AGM and ends at the close > of the 2015 AGM. > > > >> > > > >> AFRALO Vice Chair: > Currently held by Tijani > > Ben Jemaa. Tijani is not > > > >> eligible for > re-selection. The current term > > ends at the close of > > > the 2013 > > > >> AGM. The new term starts > on Thursday, 21 > > November 2013 at the close > > > of the > > > >> AGM and ends at the close > of the 2015 AGM. > > > >> > > > >> Kindly see the AFRALO > Selection wiki : > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> < > > > >> > > > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/AFRALO+Regional+Elections+2013 > > > >> > > > > >> > > > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/AFRALO+Regional+Elections+2013 > > > >> which includes the AFRALO > Regional officers > > open positions for the > > > >> 2013-2014 > > > >> term as well as the ALAC > representative > > position. > > > >> > > > >> Please  let us know your > choice. Staff > > will be glad to note nominations > > > >> and > > > >> supporters. > > > >> > > > >> Kind regards, > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Heidi Ullrich, Silvia > Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, > > Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie > > > >> Peregrine, Julia > Charvolen > > > >> > > > >> ICANN Policy Staff in > support of ALAC > > > >> > > > >> E-mail:  >   > > > > staff@atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > > >> AFRI-Discuss mailing > list > > > >> AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > > > >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > > >> > > > >> Homepage for the region: > http://www.afralo.org > > > >> > > > >> Posting guidelines to > ensure machine > > translations of emails sent to > > > this > > > >> list are more accurate: > > > >> > > > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#a... > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Fatimata Seye Sylla > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Fatimata Seye Sylla > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > > > AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > > > > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine > translations of > > emails sent to > > > this list are more accurate: > > > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#a... > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD > > http://www.gih.com/ocl.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > > AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations > of emails > > sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#a... > > _______________________________________________ > > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > > AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations > of emails > > sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#a... >