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

[David McAuley]

Dear Effiong:

I express my condolences and those of the Internet Society
to Professor Nwodo's family and friends and members of the
chapter at this sad news. His contributions to the general
good appear impressive - he will be missed.

Sincerely,

David McAuley
Membership Director
Internet Society


On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:50:25 +0100
 Isoc Nigeria Secretary <secretary at isocnig.org.ng> 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
>