[governance] IGC ELECTION RESULTS [Welcoming the New Coordinators of the IGC]

Sonigitu Ekpe soekpe at gmail.com
Wed Feb 5 09:57:08 EST 2014 

+1.
Congrats to Deirde and Mawaki for success at the poll.
My great friend Imran keep it up.

Many thanks to all great friends and fellows.

Sonigitu Ekpe

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On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Dear All,
> Thank you all so very much for this expression of confidence. I promise to
> do my very best not to disappoint.
> Congratulations Mawaki.
> Thank you Imran.
> And thank you everyone who has put in so much hard work up to now.
> And for all the kind messages of congratulation and support.
> Best wishes from Saint Lucia in the currently sunshine and showers
> Caribbean
> Deirdre
>
>
> On 5 February 2014 06:44, Mawaki Chango <kichango at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> This is not an inaugural speech -- although if I had to deliver one it
>> would rather sound like a war-time Churchillian speech :-)
>> As I am preparing to travel and will be traveling quite a bit over the
>> next several weeks for work assignments, I want to make sure I acknowledge
>> the results before I run out of airtime on my mobile connection :(
>>
>> So first of all, thank you all for your votes, your nice and
>> congratulatory words, your support and encouragement --here and off-list.
>> Thank you to Sala and her visible and invisible voluntary staff in the
>> handling of this election. Thanks again to her, Norbert and all previous
>> co-coordinators for having brought us this far. I am humbled by both the
>> great history of IGC and the rumble (or at best, in the limbo) it seems to
>> find itself in these days, and will try to mobilize the best and every good
>> will I am ever capable of to try and correct our path with your support and
>> good will (please) as well.
>>
>> Be also sure that while I may be relatively silent in the coming days,
>> maybe weeks, I will be revisiting and studying the Caucus Charter and
>> liaising with my fellow co-co in order to organize our approach to this
>> responsibility.
>>
>> Speaking of whom... My heartfelt congratulations to Deirdre for having
>> won a whopping 2/3 (okay, nearly 2/3) of the votes. Now that's a mandate! I
>> could not have imagined a better result for the 2-year ride (whew, I dodged
>> that one! :-)), as I stand ready to be guided by your wisdom, good
>> judgement and good temper (we're desperately in need of this, as you know.)
>>
>> Merci a tous pour vos votes, votre soutien et vos mots d'encouragement,
>> ici comme en privé. Je mesure la lourdeur de la tache qui nous attend et
>> essayerai de faire de mon mieux pour favoriser une participation plurielle
>> et aider ce Caucus a retrouver sa grandeur ou en tout cas la pertinence
>> qu'il eut dans un passé pas si lointain.
>>
>> Cordialement, a votre service!
>>
>> Mawaki
>> Co-coordinator Elect/ Incoming Co-coordinator
>> as you wish
>> Your servant, in any case.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Aminou Ndala TITA <
>> aminou20022001 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hello
>>> I am happy to have voted this time.
>>> Congratlation and good luck to the new coordinators.
>>>
>>> Ta taa
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 11:36 PM EST Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:
>>>
>>> >Calls for expressions of interest or nominations were made on the IGC
>>> >mailing list in June, 2013.By December 31st, 2013 both positions were
>>> >vacant. During the calls for election, we had received the following
>>> >nominations:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >1) Deirdre Williams
>>> >
>>> >2) Imran Ahmed Shah
>>> >
>>> >3) Mawaki Chango
>>> >
>>> >4) Mwendwa Kivuva
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Prior to holding the elections, Mwendwa Kivuva withdrew leaving only
>>> three
>>> >remaining candidates. Prior to hosting the elections and preparing
>>> ballot
>>> >papers, we had to verify and check our subscriber database to ensure
>>> that
>>> >things were in order prior to sending the ballot papers. There were some
>>> >subscribers who had moved and so had inactive email accounts. We had to
>>> >clean these as well. We also noted that there were some who were
>>> subscribe
>>> >to the mailing list but did not have IGC accounts by registering on the
>>> >site. We received feedback from some of the subscribers that they did
>>> not
>>> >get ballot papers. The estimated number of subscribers to the mailing
>>> list
>>> >is around 600. The estimated number of account holders who are both
>>> >subscribed to the mailing list and have IGC accounts is around 400. The
>>> >number of people who voted was 276. During the elections, we received
>>> "Out
>>> >of Office" responses from a few.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Following last year's elections and from feedback from the community,
>>> this
>>> >year we introduced the abstention category allowing people to not
>>> select a
>>> >candidate. To all those who exercised their right to vote or to abstain,
>>> >thank you. Special thanks to ALL the amazing candidates who
>>> participated.
>>> >Special thanks to Imran Ahmed Shah for his continuous commitment to
>>> make a
>>> >difference in his community in Pakistan and also in global forums.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Congratulations to Deirdre Williams who will serve the two year term
>>> >replacing me. Congratulations to Mawaki Chango who will serve the one
>>> year
>>> >term replacing Norbert Bollow. I am pleased to *formally hand over* and
>>> now
>>> >declare the elections closed. To the new coordinators, I wish you
>>> wisdom,
>>> >good energy, strength as you navigate the waters ahead.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >The Election results can be viewed at
>>> http://igcaucus.org/co-coordinators
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Last but not least I would like to thank Chaitanya Dhareshwar and Jeremy
>>> >Malcolm for being *superstars* in facilitating the elections. The
>>> elections
>>> >was carried out in accordance with the Charter.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Thank you all.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro
>>>
>>>
>>>
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