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

[Lynn St.Amour]

Dear Effiong,

This is indeed a loss for Nigeria, for the Internet and for ISOC (not 
only in Nigeria but worldwide).  Our sympathies are with you and with 
Prof. Nwodo's family and friends.

I had the privilege to meet Prof. Nwodo in Nigeria some years ago and 
I have been seriously in awe of what the ISOC Nigerian chapter has 
been able to accomplish over the years.   The Nigerian chapter and 
it's members truly represent what is great about the Internet 
community.

With warm regards and sincere best wishes.  Our thoughts are with all of you.

Lynn


At 5:50 PM +0100 4/29/05, 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