Dear All, I would like to support Yaovi's nomination as ALAC member for a second term, Aziz as AFRALO chair and Mohamed as AFRALO vice chair. I do not doubt, they will serve AFRALO with determination. Regards Hadja 2013/6/7 Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa@planet.tn>

Dear all,

I would like to remind you that the nomination period is still open; it will close on 14 June. All AFRALO members, without exception, are free to nominate the persons they believe will serve AFRALO in the best way. The ones who will receive the support of the AFRALO community will lead AFRALO. This is democracy.

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-----Message d'origine----- De : afri-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:afri-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS Envoyé : mercredi 5 juin 2013 19:35 À : Fatimata Seye Sylla; afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond; ICANN APPLICATION; AFRALO ICANN; alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org Objet : Re: [AFRI-Discuss] AFRALO Regional Officers selections and ALAC Representative selection - Nominations period to start on June 3

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 <fsylla@gmail.com> To: afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org> 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 <fsylla@gmail.com>

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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 <staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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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 :

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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: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff@atlarge.icann.org

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