Dear Hadia
Various dates have been announced
regarding this ongoing election, first that they elections shall be held
on 29th August 2025 will be conducted exclusively online https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/announce/2025/002477.html
On the website they set the election date to 12th September in this document which I have since downloaded here https://elections.afrinic.net/images/election25/AFRINIC_Election_Guidelines_2025_v2.pdf
On the website there is another page which sets the election date to 15th September here https://elections.afrinic.net/about-election-2025/election-guidelines
I
must point out the fact that Mr.Dabee has ensured only about 500
resource members are allowed to vote even when historically, different
members paid their membership fees at different times including on the day
of election so as to be able to be in good standing and vote as it's
their right.
The ongoing election under Mr. Dabee supervision unconstitutionally set a deadline for resource members to register to vote and those resource members who paid their membership fees later after the said deadline even today, they are in good standing will never be able to vote in an election process whose dates of elections have changed multiple times
The ongoing election under Mr. Dabee supervision unconstitutionally set a deadline for resource members to register to vote and those resource members who paid their membership fees later after the said deadline even today, they are in good standing will never be able to vote in an election process whose dates of elections have changed multiple times
I have made it
a point to document all these irregularities and state of confusion
with the ongoing election process. I would also like to point out to you
as NOMCOM Chair, that the ongoing election is unconstitutional and I
have attached herein an email I sent to Mr.Dabee about the same for your
reference and consideration. I pointed out the need to seek members' motions for any deviations to the Bylaws and the need for court order for any deviation to the Bylaws endorsed by both Resource members and the receiver.
It is stated in the election guideline under section 3.8 that Mr.Dabee the "3.8 As AFRINIC currently has no directors in office, the Receiver shall,
for all intents and purposes, be deemed to exercise all the powers of
the Board, as conferred by the Bylaws, for the purposes of this
election. Accordingly, both the NomCom and ElecCom shall operate under
such written guidance of the Receiver"
Has NOMCOM raised these issues before the receiver?
Has NOMCOM questioned the receiver about these deviations considering the fact that the receiver was appointed to reconstitute the board as per bylaw as he himself announced in February if where the constitution can not be implemented, seek resource members guidance through a motion as per the bylaws and also court mandate?
Cheers,
Noah Maina