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

[aziz hilali]

All the members of Isoc Morocco Chapter and in my
proper name, We express our deepest condolences to
Professor Nwodo's family and all the members of ISOC
Nigeria for your loss.
Please convey our heartfelt commiseration to his
family.

Abdelaziz Hilali
ISOC Maroc
B.P 6804, Medinat Al Irfane, 
Avenue Allal Al Fassi, Rabat, Maroc
Tél : + 212 (0) 61 40 15 15
hilali at inpt.ac.ma, hilaliaziz at yahoo.fr
www.misoc.ma


--- "Lynn St.Amour" <st.amour at isoc.org> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 


	

	
		
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