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      <font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Remmy, since NIRA is a member of the ccNSO, did you contact Lesley Cowley (ccNSO Council chair) and the ICANN ccNSO staff to let them know and see if ICANN can assist? </font>    </p>
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      <font face="Lucida Grande" size="3">Mary</font><br><br><font face="Lucida Grande" STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><br>Mary W S Wong <BR>Professor of Law <BR>Faculty Chair, Global IP Partnerships <BR>Chair, Graduate IP Programs <BR>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW <BR>Two White Street <BR>Concord, NH 03301 <BR>USA <BR>Email: mary.wong@law.unh.edu <BR>Phone: 1-603-513-5143 <BR>Webpage: <a href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php ">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php </a><BR><br><br></font>>>>     </p>
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                    "Remmy Chuks Mr. Nweke" <remmyn@yahoo.co.uk>, "ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org" <ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org>                  </p>
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                    Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] China denies Nigeria delegate visa for ICANN public meeting                  </p>
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                Hi Wilson, I am sure you got my initial mail. Lanre Ajayi is on GNSO council as you noted and my mail read NIRA delegate. And for your information NIRA is the official managers of ccTLD in Nigeria, its official delegation were denied visa. At the moment, Ajayi is an ICANN delegate officially as a member of the GNSO council and respected NIRA stakeholder.<br>              </p>
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                    On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 4:34 AM, Wilson Abigaba <span dir="ltr"><<a target="_blank" href="mailto:wilson@isoc.ug">wilson@isoc.ug</a>></span> wrote:<br>                  </p>
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                      <span>Lanre Ajayi, he's on the GNSO council.<br><br></span>                    </p>
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                            On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Remmy Nweke <span dir="ltr"><<a target="_blank" href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com">remmyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>                          </p>
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                                As I speak to you no official NIRA representative got visa, even our president that is resident in Abuja was not given. Give me the name of the Nigerian who is attending with you.<br><br>Of course if NIRA does not follow official processes, who will in this case?<br>                              </p>
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                                      On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Wilson Abigaba <span dir="ltr"><<a target="_blank" href="mailto:wilson@isoc.ug">wilson@isoc.ug</a>></span> wrote:<br>                                    </p>
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                                        Not sure if this is entirely true becauseI came with an ICANN Nigerian colleague today, who got his visa effortlessly from Abuja. Did your friends follow the official processes and present the necessary documentation correctly?<br><br>Regards,<br>Wilson<br><br><br>                                      </p>
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                                              On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:50 AM, Remmy Nweke <span dir="ltr"><<a target="_blank" href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com">remmyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>                                            </p>
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                                                  Nigeria will be missing in the forthcoming ICANN public meeting in China, as the Chinese embassy here in Nigeria refused Nigerians entry visa, including the official representation from the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the manages of .ng ccTLD.<br><br>                                                </p>
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                                                          --<br>REMMY NWEKE,<br>Executive Board Member/chair, Publicity Committee<br>Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA)<br>Group Executive Editor, DigitalSENSE News<br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng/">ITREALMS Online</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.naijaagronet.blogspot.com">NaijaAgroNet</a><br>(Multiple-award winning medium)<br>Published by: DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd<br>Bloc F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza<br>Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos<br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475,<br>First runner up, Highway Africa New Media awards 2010<br>Follow us@: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline">www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline</a><br>Author: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fadecadeofictreportageinnigeria&ei=6lQWUfr2NvOr0AWpl4DgDA&usg=AFQjCNF7g9pBrX9vG_SvVYzIv2Iv4-IJEQ&sig2=cInPY70goNDMbcvYCgDkoQ&bvm=bv.42080656,d.d2k">A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria</a><br>Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Dev. 2013 - March 7-8 @Welcome Centre Hotels. Register now. Email: <a target="_blank" href="mailto:remnekkv@gmail.com">remnekkv@gmail.com</a><br>_____________________________________________________________________<br><font><b>Confidentiality Notice:</b></font> The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>                                                        </p>
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                                  Group Executive Editor, DigitalSENSE News<br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng/">ITREALMS Online</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.naijaagronet.blogspot.com">NaijaAgroNet</a><br>(Multiple-award winning medium)<br>Published by: DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd<br>Bloc F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza<br>Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos<br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475,<br>First runner up, Highway Africa New Media awards 2010<br>Follow us@: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline">www.twitter.com/ITRealmsOnline</a><br>Author: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fadecadeofictreportageinnigeria&ei=6lQWUfr2NvOr0AWpl4DgDA&usg=AFQjCNF7g9pBrX9vG_SvVYzIv2Iv4-IJEQ&sig2=cInPY70goNDMbcvYCgDkoQ&bvm=bv.42080656,d.d2k">A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria</a><br>Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Dev. 2013 - March 7-8 @Welcome Centre Hotels. Register now. Email: <a target="_blank" href="mailto:remnekkv@gmail.com">remnekkv@gmail.com</a><br>_____________________________________________________________________<br><font><b>Confidentiality Notice:</b></font> The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>                                </p>
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