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Subject: Re: [rpd] Statement from Legal Counsel
From: Sunday Folayan <sfolayan () skannet ! com>
Date: 2020-12-28 11:02:29
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Hello Mirriam,
I have been on Holiday.
Are you (1) attacking my person, or (2) my past involvement or (3)
moderating my participation or (4) objecting to my rhetorically calling
for a truce between two good friends?
No, I am not playing Co-Chair. I am not aware that I am banned or
forbidden from writing anything, or for that matter calling for a truce.
Would you indeed have felt better if I was writing with a pseudo Name?
Seasons greetings.
Sunday.
On 12/18/20 4:03 PM, Mirriam wrote:
> Hi Sunday,
>
> Are you now playing co-chair? Moderating discussions, deciding which
> discussions are out of scope, while their outcomes could be of
> interest to the WG?
>
> I do remember your chairmanship at AFRINIC and wonder why such sudden
> and intense activity from the past chair of the BoD in the PDP.
>
> Mirriam.
>
>
> On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 12:11:18 PM GMT+3, Sunday Folayan
> <sfolayan@skannet.com> wrote:
>
>
> Daniel and Marcus,
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> Please remove rpd@afrinic.net <mailto:rpd@afrinic.net> from your
> recipients list and continue your exchanges back-stage. When you have
> consensus, go ahead and then post in on rpd.
>
> You two ... Have a great day, and well done for the good cooperative
> work you are doing!
>
> Sunday.
>
> On 12/16/20 9:07 AM, Daniel Yakmut via RPD wrote:
>
> Dear Marcus,
>
> I have always understood you shortcomings therefore I wont waste time
> arguing back and forth with you. The PDP the Co-Chairs are not
> following, I suspect is the one defined by you or else I cannot see
> the non-compliance.
>
> For the first time you said something reasonable, I agree we cannot
> compromise standards and we need to hold each other accountable.
> However, I have never seen you doing that, because you rather reduce
> discussions to attacks and attempted intimidation as you just did with
> your last mail.
>
> Simply
>
> Daniel
>
> On 15/12/2020 7:45 pm, Marcus K. G. Adomey wrote:
> Hi Daniel
>
> I completely understood you and your confusions and diversions.
>
> Note that nobody is castigating the cochairs. They serve at cochairs
> as defined by the PDP.
>
> You have consistently stated the most outrageous things about this
> community and pointed fingers to members of this community every time
> anyone attempt to caution the cochairs.
>
> The cochairs not once but a number of times have failed to follow the
> PDP unless members of the working group constantly reminds them to do
> so and when raised you now say hey xyz is castigating cochairs and
> then level personal attacks making it all sour.
>
> You need to stop and start accepting that holding each other to the
> high standards is perfectly normal and accountability has nothing to
> do with your endless personal attacks insinuation and division talking
> points.
>
>
>
> Marcus
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Daniel Yakmut <yakmutd@googlemail.com>
> <mailto:yakmutd@googlemail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 14, 2020 8:07:36 PM
> *To:* Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey@hotmail.com>
> <mailto:madomey@hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy <rpd@afrinic.net>
> <mailto:rpd@afrinic.net>; Ashok <ashok@afrinic.net>
> <mailto:ashok@afrinic.net>; Arnaud AMELINA <amelnaud@gmail.com>
> <mailto:amelnaud@gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [rpd] Statement from Legal Counsel
> Dear Marcus,
> Maybe you didn't understand my position, the mess is the attempt by
> some members to continue to lay booby traps everywhere in the PWDG.
>
> Moreso, I have remained consitent, that the Co-chairs should not be
> castgated for trying to do their work.
>
> I love archives because they remind me where I have been and where I
> am possibly heading.
>
> Simply
> Daniel
>
> On Dec 14, 2020 8:49 PM, "Marcus K. G. Adomey" <madomey@hotmail.com
> <mailto:madomey@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> Are you discovering the “mess”?
>
> The mess is created and maintained when the PDP is no longer
> followed and WG’s powers usurped by people entitled only in an
> administrative roles.
>
> When people lose confidence in process system or people, you
> should expect this kind of vigilance and queries for transparency
> and accountability.
>
> Knowing where you stand, It is not surprising that you are not
> concerned when you saw discussions on policy proposals in that
> context.
>
> The archives have records and will convey the responsibility of
> each of us.
>
>
>
> Marcus
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Daniel Yakmut via RPD <rpd@afrinic.net
> <mailto:rpd@afrinic.net>>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 14, 2020 10:19:07 AM
> *To:* Arnaud AMELINA <amelnaud@gmail.com
> <mailto:amelnaud@gmail.com>>; Ashok <ashok@afrinic.net
> <mailto:ashok@afrinic.net>>
>
> *Cc:* rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy <rpd@afrinic.net
> <mailto:rpd@afrinic.net>>
> *Subject:* Re: [rpd] Statement from Legal Counsel
>
> Dear Arnaud,
>
> Please are these insinuations for real. How could Co-Chairs
> recommend draft policies for board approval.
>
> 1. Are we saying that AfriNIC Staff and Board are oblivious what
> is happening in the RPD that they cannot detect a rogue policy.
>
> 2. Some members are literally becoming paranoid.
>
> 3. Why are some community members bent in giving a dog a bad name,
> so that it can be hanged.
>
> 4. I hope the discerning community members can see through
> shenanigan being thrown around.
>
> I will say what a mess!!!
>
> Simply
>
> Daniel
>
> On 13/12/2020 11:35 am, Arnaud AMELINA wrote:
>> Hello, PDWG members
>>
>> It appears in recent communications from legal counsel that
>> co-chairs have recommended some draft policies for approval by board.
>>
>> Why are the recommendations, including the reports prescribed by
>> section 3.4.4, not published on this rpd for the sake of
>> transparency and the practices in the matter?
>>
>> Where did the resource transfer proposal version 5.0 come from?
>>
>> We seem to have abandoned the PDP and its key underlining principles.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> --
>> Arnaud
>>
>> Le mer. 9 déc. 2020 à 16:25, Ashok <ashok@afrinic.net
>> <mailto:ashok@afrinic.net>> a écrit :
>>
>> *Dear Community members,*
>>
>> *I refer to AFRINIC’s Chief Executive Officer’s emails dated
>> 30 November 2020 and 03 December 2020 sent to the PDWG’s
>> Co-Chairs to which I was in copy thereof. Copies of the said
>> emails are also herewith attached.*
>>
>> *As AFRINIC’s Legal Counsel I wish first to draw your
>> attention to the PDWG’s Co-Chairs’ declaration of consensus
>> dated 07 October 2020 in respect of the policy entitled
>> /'Board's Prerogatives'/ – AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02- as
>> well as the policy entitled /'Resource Transfer Policy'/
>> –AFPUB-2019-V4-003-DRAFT04- whereby in the latter case,
>> consensus was initially declared on 07 October 2020 and which
>> was subsequently reversed by the Co-Chairs on 17 October 2020.*
>>
>> *I hold no mandate to interfere in the work of the PDWG
>> and/or its independence I shall refrain from doing so.*
>>
>> *Nevertheless, I deem it my duty to tender my advice, for
>> whatever it is worth and without in any way pressurising, the
>> PDWG, an AFRINIC-related body to be bound by same.*
>>
>> *My advice addresses the aforementioned two policy proposals
>> and my purpose is to ensure that the work of the PDWG thereon
>> as well as its outcome are both legally in order. I have
>> given anxious consideration to this matter and also bear in
>> mind that where the acts and doings of the PDWG are not
>> legally in order, same may have a detrimental effect on the
>> image and reputation of AFRINIC both as a corporate body and
>> responsible RIR. *
>>
>> *In regard to the policy entitled /'Board's Prerogatives'/, I
>> have taken note of AFRINIC's Staff Assessment report dated 04
>> November 2020 - **https://afrinic.net/policy/
>> proposals/2020-gen-004-d2# impact
>> <https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-004-d2#impact>**.
>> *
>>
>> *You may have noticed that the said report has raised both
>> serious governance and operational issues as well as areas of
>> uncertainty observed in the proposed policy which has, up to
>> now, remained unaddressed. *
>>
>> *Consequently, it is my humble view that the PDWG may in its
>> wisdom consider to review its own stand in respect of these
>> policy proposals so as to avoid any form of encroachment,
>> potential or otherwise, onto the Board of Director’s
>> prerogatives, the foundations of which are grounded in
>> articles 3.4 and 15 of the AFRINIC’s bylaws. *
>>
>> *However, should the PDWG maintain its stand in respect of
>> the above, then the appropriate motion has to be made during
>> an AGMM, pursuant to Article 7.7 of the bylaws to amend
>> articles 3.4, 15(1), 15(2) and 15(3) of the bylaws thus
>> allowing the powers of the Board of Directors to be subjected
>> to the directives and guidance of the PDWG.*
>>
>> *As regard the policy entitled /'Resource Transfer Policy'/,
>> the PDWG may be aware that the said policy (i.e. version 4
>> thereof) is presentlythe subject of an appeal before the
>> Appeal Committee and the matter is yet to be determined. *
>>
>> *Consequently, the PDWG is hereby informed and advised that
>> it is a matter of sound and settled legal principle that,
>> pending the outcome of the Appeal Committee proceedings, it
>> (PDWG) refrains from entertaining any request emanating from
>> the relevant co-authors of the said policy proposals for
>> further amending these proposals on the legal principle of
>> /pendente lite/. It is also my considered view that any
>> attempt in the meantime by the latter to submit a newly
>> purported version of their policy proposal will be
>> inadmissible (non-receivable) in law. *
>>
>> *To close my submission may I urge the PDWG to give due
>> weight to my non-binding legal advice and consequently
>> appreciate the real risk of AFRINIC, in the event that the
>> Appeal proceedings are ignored, having to ratify and
>> implement two policy proposals, on the same subject matter,
>> which would lead to an unprecedented conflictual situation. *
>>
>> *Ashok.B.Radhakissoon.*
>>
>> *Legal Counsel
>> *
>>
>> **
>>
>> *
>>
>> *
>>
>> **
>>
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<p>Hello Mirriam,</p>
<p>I have been on Holiday.</p>
Are you (1) attacking my person, or (2) my past involvement or (3)
moderating my participation or (4) objecting to my rhetorically
calling for a truce between two good friends?
<p>No, I am not playing Co-Chair. I am not aware that I am banned or
forbidden from writing anything, or for that matter calling for a
truce. <br>
<br>
Would you indeed have felt better if I was writing with a pseudo
Name? <br>
</p>
<p>Seasons greetings.<br>
</p>
<p>Sunday.<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/18/20 4:03 PM, Mirriam wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">Hi Sunday,<br>
<br>
Are you now playing co-chair? Moderating discussions,
deciding which discussions are out of scope, while their
outcomes could be of interest to the WG?<br>
<br>
</font>
<div><font size="2" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">I do remember your chairmanship at AFRINIC
and wonder why such sudden and intense activity from the
past chair of the BoD in the PDP.</font></div>
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sans-serif"><br>
</font></div>
<font size="2" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif"> Mirriam.</font></div>
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<div> On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 12:11:18 PM GMT+3,
Sunday Folayan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" \
href="mailto:sfolayan@skannet.com"><sfolayan@skannet.com></a> wrote: </div> \
<div><br> </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div id="yiv3786062581">
<div>
<p>Daniel and Marcus,</p>
<p>Gentlemen,</p>
<p>Please remove <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
shape="rect"
class="yiv3786062581moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
ymailto="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank"
href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" \
moz-do-not-send="true">rpd@afrinic.net</a> from your recipients list and continue \
your exchanges back-stage. When you have consensus, go ahead and then
post in on rpd.</p>
<p>You two ... Have a great day, and well done for the
good cooperative work you are doing!</p>
<p>Sunday.<br clear="none">
</p>
<div class="yiv3786062581yqt4615731210"
id="yiv3786062581yqtfd98579">
<div class="yiv3786062581moz-cite-prefix">On 12/16/20
9:07 AM, Daniel Yakmut via RPD wrote:<br
clear="none">
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"> </blockquote>
</div>
</div>
<div class="yiv3786062581yqt4615731210"
id="yiv3786062581yqtfd36547">
<div>
<p>Dear Marcus,</p>
<p>I have always understood you shortcomings therefore
I wont waste time arguing back and forth with you.
The PDP the Co-Chairs are not following, I suspect
is the one defined by you or else I cannot see the
non-compliance.</p>
<p>For the first time you said something reasonable, I
agree we cannot compromise standards and we need to
hold each other accountable. However, I have never
seen you doing that, because you rather reduce
discussions to attacks and attempted intimidation as
you just did with your last mail.</p>
<p>Simply</p>
<p>Daniel<br clear="none">
</p>
<div class="yiv3786062581moz-cite-prefix">On
15/12/2020 7:45 pm, Marcus K. G. Adomey wrote:<br
clear="none">
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"> </blockquote>
</div>
<div>
<div style="color:rgb(33, 33,
33);background-color:rgb(255, 255,
255);text-align:left;"> Hi Daniel
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>I completely understood you and your confusions
and diversions.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Note that nobody is castigating the cochairs.
They serve at cochairs as defined by the PDP.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>You have consistently stated the most
outrageous things about this community and pointed
fingers to members of this community every time
anyone attempt to caution the cochairs.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>The cochairs not once but a number of times
have failed to follow the PDP unless members of
the working group constantly reminds them to do
so and when raised you now say hey xyz is
castigating cochairs and then level personal
attacks making it all sour.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>You need to stop and start accepting that
holding each other to the high standards is
perfectly normal and accountability has nothing to
do with your endless personal attacks insinuation
and division talking points.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
Marcus<br clear="none">
</div>
<div id="yiv3786062581ms-outlook-mobile-signature"
style="text-align:left;">
<div style="text-align:left;"><br clear="none">
</div>
</div>
<hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%;"
tabindex="-1">
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv3786062581divRplyFwdMsg"><font
style="font-size:11pt;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"
color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Daniel Yakmut <a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
class="yiv3786062581moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
ymailto="mailto:yakmutd@googlemail.com"
target="_blank"
href="mailto:yakmutd@googlemail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><yakmutd@googlemail.com></a><br
clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2020 8:07:36 PM<br
clear="none">
<b>To:</b> Marcus K. G. Adomey <a rel="nofollow
noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
class="yiv3786062581moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
ymailto="mailto:madomey@hotmail.com"
target="_blank"
href="mailto:madomey@hotmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><madomey@hotmail.com></a><br
clear="none">
<b>Cc:</b> rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy <a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
class="yiv3786062581moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
ymailto="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank"
href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"
moz-do-not-send="true"><rpd@afrinic.net></a>;
Ashok <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
shape="rect"
class="yiv3786062581moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
ymailto="mailto:ashok@afrinic.net"
target="_blank" href="mailto:ashok@afrinic.net"
moz-do-not-send="true"><ashok@afrinic.net></a>;
Arnaud AMELINA <a rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" shape="rect"
class="yiv3786062581moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
ymailto="mailto:amelnaud@gmail.com"
target="_blank" href="mailto:amelnaud@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><amelnaud@gmail.com></a><br
clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] Statement from Legal
Counsel</font>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div>
<div>Dear Marcus,
<div>Maybe you didn't understand my position, the
mess is the attempt by some members to continue
to lay booby traps everywhere in the PWDG.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Moreso, I have remained consitent, that the
Co-chairs should not be castgated for trying to
do their work.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>I love archives because they remind me where
I have been and where I am possibly heading.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Simply</div>
<div>Daniel</div>
</div>
<div class="yiv3786062581x_gmail_extra"><br
clear="none">
<div class="yiv3786062581x_gmail_quote">On Dec 14,
2020 8:49 PM, "Marcus K. G. Adomey" <<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:madomey@hotmail.com"
target="_blank"
href="mailto:madomey@hotmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">madomey@hotmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br clear="none">
<blockquote class="yiv3786062581x_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div>
<div
style="color:rgb(33,33,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:left;">
Hi Daniel,
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Are you discovering the “mess”?</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>The mess is created and maintained
when the PDP is no longer followed and
WG’s powers usurped by people entitled
only in an administrative roles.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>When people lose confidence in
process system or people, you should
expect this kind of vigilance and
queries for transparency and
accountability.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Knowing where you stand, It is not
surprising that you are not concerned
when you saw discussions on policy
proposals in that context.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>The archives have records and will
convey the responsibility of each of us.
</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
Marcus<br clear="none">
</div>
<div
\
id="yiv3786062581x_m_8470056403115238839ms-outlook-mobile-signature" \
style="text-align:left;"> <div><br clear="none">
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\
id="yiv3786062581x_m_8470056403115238839divRplyFwdMsg"><font style="font-size:11pt;" \
face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b>
Daniel Yakmut via RPD <<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"
target="_blank"
href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br
clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2020
10:19:07 AM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> Arnaud AMELINA <<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:amelnaud@gmail.com"
target="_blank"
href="mailto:amelnaud@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">amelnaud@gmail.com</a>>;
Ashok <<a rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:ashok@afrinic.net"
target="_blank"
href="mailto:ashok@afrinic.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">ashok@afrinic.net</a>>
</font>
<div class="yiv3786062581x_quoted-text"><br
clear="none">
<b>Cc:</b> rpd >> AfriNIC Resource
Policy <<a rel="nofollow noopener
noreferrer" shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"
target="_blank"
href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">rpd@afrinic.net</a>><br
clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] Statement from
Legal Counsel</div>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div>
<p>Dear Arnaud, <br clear="none">
</p>
<div class="yiv3786062581x_elided-text">
<p>Please are these insinuations for
real. How could Co-Chairs recommend
draft policies for board approval. <br
clear="none">
</p>
<p>1. Are we saying that AfriNIC Staff
and Board are oblivious what is
happening in the RPD that they cannot
detect a rogue policy.</p>
<p>2. Some members are literally
becoming paranoid.</p>
<p>3. Why are some community members
bent in giving a dog a bad name, so
that it can be hanged.</p>
<p>4. I hope the discerning community
members can see through shenanigan
being thrown around.</p>
<p>I will say what a mess!!!</p>
<p>Simply</p>
<p>Daniel<br clear="none">
</p>
<div>On 13/12/2020 11:35 am, Arnaud
AMELINA wrote:<br clear="none">
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div>
<div>Hello, PDWG members </div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>It appears in recent
communications from legal counsel
that co-chairs have recommended
some draft policies for approval
by board.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Why are the recommendations,
including the reports prescribed
by section 3.4.4, not published on
this rpd for the sake of
transparency and the practices in
the matter?</div>
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<div>Where did the resource transfer
proposal version 5.0 come from?</div>
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<div>We seem to have abandoned the
PDP and its key underlining
principles.</div>
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<div>Regards </div>
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<div>Arnaud </div>
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style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>Dear
Community members,</span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>I refer to AFRINIC’s Chief
Executive Officer’s emails
dated 30 November 2020 and
03 December 2020 sent to
the PDWG’s Co-Chairs to
which I was in copy
thereof. Copies of the
said emails are also
herewith attached.</span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>As AFRINIC’s Legal Counsel I
wish first to draw your
attention to the PDWG’s
Co-Chairs’ declaration of
consensus dated 07 October
2020 in respect of the
policy entitled <i>'Board's
Prerogatives'</i> –
AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02-
as well as the policy
entitled <i>'Resource
Transfer Policy'</i>
–AFPUB-2019-V4-003-DRAFT04-
whereby in the latter
case, consensus was
initially declared on 07
October 2020 and which was
subsequently reversed by
the Co-Chairs on 17
October 2020.</span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>I hold no mandate to
interfere in the work of
the PDWG and/or its
independence I shall
refrain from doing so.</span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>Nevertheless, I deem it my \
duty to tender my advice, for
whatever it is worth and
without in any way
pressurising, the PDWG, an
AFRINIC-related body to be
bound by same.</span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>My advice addresses the
aforementioned two policy
proposals <span> </span>and
my purpose is to ensure
that the work of the PDWG
thereon <span> </span>as
well as its outcome are
both legally in order. I
have given anxious
consideration to this
matter and also bear in
mind that where the acts
and doings of the PDWG are
not legally in order, same
may have a detrimental
effect on the image and
reputation of AFRINIC both
as a corporate body and
responsible RIR. </span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>In regard to the policy
entitled <i>'Board's
Prerogatives'</i>, I
have taken note of
AFRINIC's Staff Assessment
report dated 04 November
2020 - </span></b><b><span
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impact</span></a></span></b><b><span>. </span></b></p> <p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>You may have noticed that \
the said report has raised
both serious governance
and operational issues as
well as areas of
uncertainty observed in
the proposed policy which
has, up to now, remained
unaddressed. </span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>Consequently, it is my \
humble view that the PDWG may in its wisdom
consider to review its own
stand in respect of these
policy proposals so as to
avoid any form of
encroachment, potential or
otherwise, <span> </span>onto
the Board of Director’s
prerogatives, the
foundations of which are
grounded in articles 3.4
and 15 of the AFRINIC’s
bylaws. </span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>However, should the PDWG \
maintain its stand in respect of
the above, then the
appropriate motion has to
be made during an AGMM,
pursuant to Article 7.7 of
the bylaws to amend
articles 3.4, 15(1), 15(2)
and 15(3) of the bylaws
thus allowing the powers
of the Board of Directors
to be subjected to the
directives and guidance of
the PDWG.</span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>As regard the policy \
entitled <i>'Resource Transfer
Policy'</i>, the PDWG
may be aware that the said
policy (i.e. version 4
thereof) is presently<s> </s>the
subject of an appeal
before the Appeal
Committee and the matter
is yet to be determined. \
</span></b></p> <p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>Consequently, the PDWG is \
hereby informed and advised that
it is a matter of sound
and settled legal
principle that, pending
the outcome of the Appeal
Committee proceedings, it
(PDWG) refrains from
entertaining any request
emanating from the
relevant co-authors of the
said policy proposals for
further amending these
proposals on the legal
principle of <i>pendente
lite</i>. It is also my
considered view that any
attempt in the meantime by
the latter to submit a
newly purported version of
their policy proposal will
be inadmissible
(non-receivable) in law. \
</span></b></p> <p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>To close my submission may I
urge the PDWG to give due
weight to my non-binding
legal advice and
consequently appreciate
the real risk of AFRINIC,
in the event that the
Appeal proceedings are
ignored, having to ratify
and implement two policy
proposals, on the same
subject matter, which
would lead to an
unprecedented conflictual
situation. </span></b></p>
<p
\
style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><b><span>Ashok.B.Radhakissoon.</span></b></p>
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