[chapter-delegates] SAD NEWS AND Position of ISOC Nigerian Chapter on Veni Markovski's petition

[Tommi Karttaavi]

Our deepest condelences for your loss.

Sincerely,

Tommi Karttaavi
ISOC Finland

Isoc Nigeria Secretary wrote:
> On behalf of the  ISOC Nigerian chapter I am annuncing the very sad news
> that our president and chapter founder Prof. T.C. Nwodo has suddently passed
> away.
> The sad event happened  on 27 April 2005 at Rivers State University of
> science and Technology Campus in Port Harcourt.
> 
> Thanks to his immense contribution and selfless work for  the development
> and widspread of Internet in Nigeria and in Africa at large he has
> actualize the Isoc mission that  " Internet is for everyone"
> 
> More details on his contribution will follows.
> 
> At the same time Isoc Nigeria chapter like to support the
> petition sent by Veni Markovski so that he can be allowed to run as a
>  candidate in the upcoming election for the Chapter member of the Board
>  of Trustees.
>  At the same time, we like to remark that we are agreeing with the comment
> sent from the Italian chapter saying that
> "the present discussions are severely
>  damaging the public image and the internal cohesion of ISOC"
> For that reason we are not contributing on the discussion and we are
> thinking that other chapters have the same opinion.
> It is our strong believe that actions are the best way to encourage the
> Internet diffusion and democracy than words.
> We noted that a lot of speeches are going on and at the end not concrete
> solutions are drafted.
> 
> 
> 
> for Isoc Nigeria Chapter
> 
> Effiong Umoren
> General Secretary
> 
> 
>