[NCUC-EC] Fwd: Re: Refund of Travel Support

[Sonigitu Ekpe]

Dear EC,

I do appreciate your concerns. Meanwhile see the mail Milton sent me below
in respect to payments.

Please kindly note my feelings:
1. When my allocation was transferred to ICANN 56, I solicit for an upward
review to enable me participate as the cost to Helsinki was really going to
be high. I did immediately commence Visa processing and finally secured the
Visa and paid for air flight, accommodation before I was informed of EC
decision not to support me to Helsinki.

2.While following up on Visa for ICANN 55, I was regularly in touch with
Rafik and Joseph de Jesus. Their encouragement made me stay in Abuja for
that long while, because they made me feel all will be well.

3. Maryann asked me to send all the expenses I incurred for visa
processing, I did avail that information quite early, believing I will
receive the fund to support my trip, while in Helsinki I was asked if I
had  received my refund and of course no.

4. Today as an Africa why will I not feel bad in the way a support has
turned to punishment. I was very aware of the current recession going on in
Nigeria and I personally solicit for this fund to be paid into my dollars
account, so why will Milton convert the money on its way out. Is it fair?
Even when I provided him with the details of account, he requested for my
house address before effecting the transfer. Is this how Africa will rise
with all this unfair play?

5. I need him to revert the funds and pay me in dollars or euro as I do
have an Euro account, that is the only time I shall be happy. It took him
such a long time to effect the transfer. Why?

Thank you
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Mueller, Milton L" <milton at gatech.edu>
Date: 11 Jul 2016 6:40 p.m.
Subject: Re: Refund of Travel Support
To: "Sonigitu Ekpe" <soekpe at gmail.com>
Cc: "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>, "Maryam Bakoshi" <
maryam.bakoshi at icann.org>

Sonigitu:
> You shall be reimbursed based on the amount of euros you spent not on the
> amount of naira so the devaluation should not affect you
>
> Milton L Mueller
> Professor, School of Public Policy
> Georgia Institute of Technology
>
> On Jul 11, 2016, at 12:42, Sonigitu Ekpe <soekpe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Rafik,
>
> Just a follow-up.
>
> I shall be happy for the EC to note the following:
> 1.That at the time I incurred the expenditure; the naira had not being
> devalue and the official exchange rate was NGN 199.50 to $ 1.
>
> 2. That the EC consider using the rate of exchange at the time of
> incurring the expenditure to make refund, so as to offer me a fair
> treatment.
>
> I must appreciate all the good work you all are doing.
>
> Thank you and warm regards.
>
> Sonigitu Ekpe
> On 11 Jul 2016 2:05 p.m., "Sonigitu Ekpe" <soekpe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Rafik,
>
> Thank you for the clarification.
>
> Warm regards.
> On 11 Jul 2016 1:54 p.m., "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Sonigitu,
>>
>> Thanks for the message,
>> as a reminder, the NCUC EC decided to cover your visa expenses for
>> Marrakech only and not covering your travel to Helsinki. You already sent
>> the expenses receipts to Maryam and Milton will wire the allocation for
>> Marrakech meeting visa expenses based on the banking details you shared.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>> 2016-07-11 16:54 GMT+09:00 Sonigitu Ekpe <soekpe at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Dear Rafik,
>>>
>>> Greetings from Calabar - Nigeria.
>>>
>>> It was my great pleasure meeting you at the just concluded ICANN 56 held
>>> in Helsinki - Finland.
>>>
>>> Please, may I request to be properly briefed on the NCUC allocation for
>>> me to attend the Helsinki meeting.
>>>
>>> I would like the transfer to be in US dollars as the account is in
>>> dollars.
>>>
>>> I have concluded my blog and shall be sending it to you.
>>>
>>> Thank  you.
>>>
>>> Sonigitu Ekpe
>>>
>>
>>
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