Link to the new book trailer for my book, THE BLACK BOOK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHElAmNz3l8&list=HL1350079776&feature=mh_lolz
Awesome!

Now that we are back, I want to say a big THANK YOU to the moderator for unlocking the thread. Members should please abide with the rules for the section, which is up there for all to see. Thank you everyone. We are launching YANReviewer very soon on our FB fanpage n rt here in order to liven things up a bit...

sunical:

Cool. Let's inform all the members. I assume N1000 is the minimum and I also believe you've done the calculation - meaning the contributions from our member strength will foot the CAC bill.

Another N10500 will give us N22000 to reg Yes min is N1000. @Phiozy, dont worry. Anybody can call me for brainstorming.

Phiozy:
You mean N1000 for the CAC registeration? If that be the case, Is it also going to be paid to Uniquexty's account?

Yes dear. By the way, do send me a text. We need to start discussing? 07030815856

sunical:

Lol. Never mind Phiozy. As soon as the CAC registration is done, the website will be up in less than 2 weeks. I already have the basics set up.

Nice one. N1000 levy for all registered members. Objective CAC begins now...

sunical: All the ideas, suggestions, and targets are being posted in YAN closed FB group.

http://www./262598550526390/

Please join us there to contribute.

Thanks.

Gud. Let's use the closed grp page on fb for our discussions. It's better. Will b updating NL Community from time to time...

Please we need ideas from all members here. Be concise. Table your idea in the form of a plan. What's your vision for YAN? Which ideas must we aggressively pursue...will soon table mine here...YAN is FUN!!!

Nice...will do my best as well...just as Obama would say, we're all in this together...

onemecarl:
It's on page 49 of this thread. Again, thanks for your cooperation.

Done, but then, someone else highlighted it in her post...

cescky: @peaceman, pls i need your email adress, id like you to please clarify me on certain things.Thanks and God bless

mailgeorgeshadow@yahoo.com

onemecarl: Hi Peaceworld,
You've been doing a great job on behalf of YAN. Please keep it up. However, I was shocked to see a personal mail I sent to the YAN e-mail address on nairaland. No offense, but I am not comfortable with my personal details splashed in a public forum as this. So could you please take it down? Thanks

So sorry for this. Will do that ASAP. Could you please tell me the page it's on so that I can remove it? Again sorry for ds...must have used it to bring someone's attention to your mail. Will do...

sunical:

According to Emyo, we have from 14th September to 14th October to declare/vie for position. I think we can wait till then before opting for appointment.

If we can do ds by appointmnt bettr...nobody's showing interest...

Cuddlemii:

Are you really serious about campaigning for the position of the president?

Yep. Any reason for the question, dear?

2ruink:
what is ur gain on NL? are u so old dat ur remaining tym is worthless? if not y do u spend countless number of hours on anoda man's investment only to bring distraction? it's obvious to me dat u av no sense of tym value

Lol...he's the comedian here...no harm in makin us laugh, but then all's well that ends well...

Emyo: u ve host of others to choose 4rm.

Coming out for President. Will pay in my electoral fee on Monday. Hope you guys will support me on this decision...since it's a huge one for me...and I know YAN will greatly benefit if we move away from this stage...and put this idea on the road...

Cuddlemii:

i am fine o and u?

Never bn better dear...nevr been better!!! We shall soon move beyond this election stage and things will then begin to fall into place for YAN and for the benefit of NL's literature community....

Uniquexty: confirmed

This means we hav a new member. Will look for his form in our mail or ask him to resend it. But dear Uniquexty, what do you think abt the board? Dont b afraid to speak. It's for d gud of all mankind. The construction rt nw is rlly what's holdin me from paying d 3k nw...

lukejd: Gudmrning pals,
pls i jst wnt 2 appeal 2 us 2 pls paste d reg.website 4 d electn so dt we can reg.
N @peaceworld i tink ur agitations r 4 personal interests. I tink lyk u said u r agitatn 4 3 more post because u avnt seen a post wc u wnt 2 contest 4. Peaceworld let us nt go bck 2 dis we cnt discuss an already ruled issue. I tink u wud av pitchd ur suggestns long enough wen deliberations were ongoing on dis. Do u remembr i was also supportn u bt wat can we do wen odas say we shud do as it is been done now. I tink nufin.
Pls peaceworld if ur desire is 2 serve YAN u cud do dt even bein d least officer. I tink even now 2 u r no offical bt c hw amazin ur service 2 YAN is. Lets learn how 2 move on as a group dts y it is a group. Ppl wil nt always do as u opine jst as u 2 wont alwayz do as dey. So pls jst let dis b. Even if we r makin a mistake nw let us learn 4rm it l8r because makin mistakes r nt bad. Tnks.
A nice dai 2 all f us.

This is very funny. Do you really think I am doing this for personal gain? Then why am I not going for president? The board is a maximum of 8 members. There's a reason for that. Thanks for your support all this while but to say I am doing all this for personal gain is not true at all. If so, I will be looking at ways of arresting this assoc for myself. I haven't done that. Just want to see this assoc grow BECAUSE I AM AN AUTHOR AND HAVE WORKS I WANT TO SPREAD OUT just like you and every other person here. Please if this is what you're thinking, that is wrong. How can I be working for personal gain? A board with 8 members is for the good of everyone. Please peeps, look at that exco again. There are no real actual board members who are really board members. Is that what we want? OK. If that's what we want, then I might as well just remain a member. After all, I have contributed into this well enough. Maybe it's time for others to contribute since I have been doing it all FOR PERSONAL GAIN. Very strange what some people have in their minds. Very very strange. So that has been what you have been thinking all this while? I am trying to make that board up there more democratic and if you're not joining this fight then you are not a friend of YAN. Everybody there works for the president, if you look closely at it. There's nobody who is actually on his level. Mmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhh......working for personal gain.....very very very very funny. Cuddlemii, hw u doin?

Someone just paid the N1000 reg fee. Uniquexty, please check out this teller number from your bank.
...

Emyo abeg modify your speech accordingly. DailyNews made the electoral fees to be N3000 flat for all positions for good reason. Please. And please beg him to add three more board seats on his list of offices for the election. Reason is that the board members he listed are really ex officio members...since they v got another extra job...Emyo you know what I mean...make una help me beg the guy. Him dey try no be small, but then I am also pushing for this so that his plans can be perfect in the end. Thank you all...

DailyNews:

Take up one from any of the aforementioned pls...we cannot keep enlarging this leadership pls guys reason with me...why don't you want to go for the posts you mentioned?

Dunno...just want to be a board member chairing a committee where I get to do something...hope you see with me...and don't worry, there are no more changes...ok...can yu just add three more board positions? Abeg...kpele...

DailyNews: After several considerations, and to also encourage members to participate in the election so that we do not end up loosing key-members as a result of the considered high-contestant registration fee, we have decided to bring down the fee as outlined below:

1. Board member- President
2. Board member- Vice President
3. Board member- Treasurer
4. Board member- Secretary
5. Board member- PRO (Spokesman)

Non-Board Member Posts

6. Coordinator South-East/South-South
7. Coordinator South-West
8. Coordinator North


Below are the reviewed contestant registration fees:

1. President- N3,000
2. Vice President- N3,000
3. Treasurer- N3,000
4. Secretary- N3,000
5. PRO (Spokesman)- N3,000

Non-Board Member Posts
6. Coordinator South-East/South-South- N2,000
7. Coordinator South-West- N2,000
8. Coordinator North- N2,000

Note: All those aspiring to vie for a post must be fully registered members of YAN. Fully registered member here implies someone who has paid the N1,000 membership registration fee via our ad hoc bank account, and must have been participating in YAN activities for at least a period of one month.

Both fully registered and non-fully registered members will be eligible to vote, but those that are not fully registered must have indicated interest to be a member of YAN on or before September 20th 2012.

Emyo DailyNews gave reasons for reducing the fee. Maybe you need to check on him? Abeg peeps, let us be coordinated, abeg...and let's put in those three other members of the board...who else will chair the committees? The PRO? Sunical...oya...YAN...

Emyo: Good day, Young Authors of Nigerians.
From our first and lasting impressions as an association of vibrant writers with unique aims and objectives centred on the total captivation, vitalising and inculcating into the average the nigerians reading and writing culture, all these above will be a mission in illusional fruition without capable, focused and orderly leadership pattern.
In lieu hither, i want to thank each one of you who has bestowed on me your trust as your electoral officer in whom our potential leaders will be instigated from its sincere and dedicated umpire. I promise to strive to expectations.

Yan leadership will be known and called Board of Executives with a simple but linear form of administration. The future of this association depends on the leaders set-up during this electoral process.

In piloting the affairs of this potential association to the greatest favour of the largest number of Authors within this realm, are designated with this self_explanatory positions.

s/n office contestant fee
1. President.........N20,000
2. vice president...N10,000
3. Treasurer......N10,000
4. Secretary........N5,000
5. Spokes man....N10,000
6. South-east/south-south coordinator--N5,000
7. South-west coordinator--N5,000
8. Northern Coordinator....N5,000

All those aspiring to vie for a post must be fully registered members of Young Authors of Nigeria. Fully registered implies to those who had paid the N1,000 membership registration fee via our ad hoc bank account, sent into naija.writersclub@gmail.com his/her payment details and have sent a copy of same bank payment details, which must include names and taller number to +2347069775020 for verification.
Those aspiring to vie for a post must have been participating in yan activities for no less than 96hrs of indicating for membership.

All members, registered or not are eligible to vote.
Whether fully registere or not. Paid the membership fee or not, but who did indicate interest to join 96hrs before 22nd of octomber 2012. Even without ovious contribution.


Note; all contestant7 must pay they contestant fee before their names can be registered and shorlisted to be voted for, with adherence to these preceeding dates.

Peacefull campaigns will be allowed on nairaland and on our facebook fan page.

Coarsive words or attacks is highly prohibited and leads to disqualification.

All payment should be made through our ad-hoc account.

Manifestoes, complains and suggestions should be submittted to naija.writersclub@gmail.com.

Schedule

14th september to 14th of octomber_voters/aspirant registration on our voting platform.

15th september to 14th octomber... compaigns, rallies, congress, Q&A, massive awarness.

15 september to 10th octomber- submission of manifestoes.

15 octomber to 29th octomber voting proper

29th to 31st octomber, annoucement of results.

31st octomber. Introduction and handing over.

1st november 2012, new era in yan.

I thank You for your usual cooperation.

Oga abeg, your fees don't tally with those of DailyNews. You made a mistake?

DailyNews:

Take up one from any of the aforementioned pls...we cannot keep enlarging this leadership pls guys reason with me...why don't you want to go for the posts you mentioned?

Abeg we need those other three board members Oga Dailynews...seems what we then have here is just an executive committee...hmmmmm...know why am saying all this o....

DailyNews: After several considerations, and to also encourage members to participate in the election so that we do not end up loosing key-members as a result of the considered high-contestant registration fee, we have decided to bring down the fee as outlined below:

1. Board member- President
2. Board member- Vice President
3. Board member- Treasurer
4. Board member- Secretary
5. Board member- PRO (Spokesman)

Non-Board Member Posts

6. Coordinator South-East/South-South
7. Coordinator South-West
8. Coordinator North


Below are the reviewed contestant registration fees:

1. President- N3,000
2. Vice President- N3,000
3. Treasurer- N3,000
4. Secretary- N3,000
5. PRO (Spokesman)- N3,000

Non-Board Member Posts
6. Coordinator South-East/South-South- N2,000
7. Coordinator South-West- N2,000
8. Coordinator North- N2,000

Note: All those aspiring to vie for a post must be fully registered members of YAN. Fully registered member here implies someone who has paid the N1,000 membership registration fee via our ad hoc bank account, and must have been participating in YAN activities for at least a period of one month.

Both fully registered and non-fully registered members will be eligible to vote, but those that are not fully registered must have indicated interest to be a member of YAN on or before September 20th 2012.

Can see only five positions for board members here while we have fixed minimum of 5 n max of 8, so there are 3 more board member positions, Oga DailyNews. Please we need to announce tthis other three positions o...that's +N9000 more in our kitty o... And I want to contest for board member o...but dont want to b d PRO n cant b d sec or treasurer since our ladies hav those, so we need to announce those three positions o...

DailyNews: After several considerations, and to also encourage members to participate in the election so that we do not end up loosing key-members as a result of the considered high-contestant registration fee, we have decided to bring down the fee as outlined below:

1. Board member- President
2. Board member- Vice President
3. Board member- Treasurer
4. Board member- Secretary
5. Board member- PRO (Spokesman)

Non-Board Member Posts

6. Coordinator South-East/South-South
7. Coordinator South-West
8. Coordinator North


Below are the reviewed contestant registration fees:

1. President- N3,000
2. Vice President- N3,000
3. Treasurer- N3,000
4. Secretary- N3,000
5. PRO (Spokesman)- N3,000

Non-Board Member Posts
6. Coordinator South-East/South-South- N2,000
7. Coordinator South-West- N2,000
8. Coordinator North- N2,000

Note: All those aspiring to vie for a post must be fully registered members of YAN. Fully registered member here implies someone who has paid the N1,000 membership registration fee via our ad hoc bank account, and must have been participating in YAN activities for at least a period of one month.

Both fully registered and non-fully registered members will be eligible to vote, but those that are not fully registered must have indicated interest to be a member of YAN on or before September 20th 2012.

Can see only five positions for board members here while we have fixed minimum of 5 n max of 8, so there are 3 more board member positions, Oga DailyNews. Please we need to announce tthis other three positions o...that's +N9000 more in our kitty o... And I want to contest for board member o...but dont want to b d PRO n cant b d sec or treasurer since our ladies hav those, so we need to announce those three positions o...

Krysstie: Hey!...i jst joined nairaland n jst found this...is der anyway i can still join d club? My email is xtyzeb@gmail.com

Welcome, dear...go to our facebook fan page and you'll see steps to follow in order to register.
www.facebook.com/youngnigerianauthors

sunical:

The Chairperson is the President and he's also a Board member. He has to be elected not appointed or rotated around.

On the highlighted, I think you are the one who has refused to accept that there's virtually not a writing association using that leadership style you are proposing.

Ours will b d first writing association with ds method, if dt's what you want to hear. It's a bettr option dn d president being d board chair as well. Abeg we'v settled ds. You won. Let's move on? You just want to keep arguin...

sunical:

There are always two arms. 1. An Executive Board headed by the President and 2. Different committees headed by Directors or Chairs

The Executive Board oversees these committees. You will not find where there's a Chairperson to check the President as Peaceworld puts it. The people to be checked are the Committees. The President is a member of the Board, serves them and is subject to them considerably.

Please, we are all young people. Let none of us claim expert in this. It helps taking a look at similar associations to find out how they've been running successfully and what leadership style worked for them.

The chairperson or chairman is an ordinary board member who 'chairs' board meetings. This is what I wanted you to understand, but you don't want to. The president cant chair board meetings. We can rotate the chairman of the board position amongst d board members. Another good idea. Will b updating d constitution with DailyNews' proposal asap...

#teamgarri#:


na now u just dey know ni. that is how they behave i made metion of joining yet i was shunned.u too classy for this anyways.garriteam go embrace u.join us

If you wanted to join, there's a post on how to do dt somewhere up there. You just need to follow the steps outlined. Welcome.

Caracta: Well. well, well. I think this club is meant for some 'set' of people. Wonderful!

Very funny. This is a club. If you want to join, then you can. Really. Our discussions r open to everyone on NL who wants to join, including you...lol.

sunical:

Seconded!

Pls your structure for YAN Exec board is OK, dont get me wrong. We shuld just note dt d president cannot chair board meetings. This makes it a better decision making outfit dn ANA...And blv me, I understand your structure quite well...dont think it's what DailyNews is proposin, though...n cuz of dt, I third his proposal, as long as the president doesn't head board meetings. Sunical, pls rmmbr I'm doing all ds cuz f YAN n not to win an argument with u...I hope u rlly understand dt...

ANA uses dt structure so how hav dey bn doing since? Mayb dt structure is even their problem. If they use it n they r doing quite well, then we shuldn't b trying to create ds association because we shuld all b in ANA. Do u knw I tabled a proposal before ANA's President and up till nw, nothin frm his office? My proposal ws for d creation of a grassroot wing combin d country for new young authors. ANA members loved it when they read thru it, but since d president heads evrythin, it ws kinda dropped. I rest my case. Even the so-called board mmbrs who loved ds proposal kept mute abt it. And ds is the association you want YAN to mimick? Hmmmmmm....DailyNews and my fellow YANNERS, this is my arguement...we have already agreed on an executive board, remember DailyNews? We hav already trimmed down the number of persons in authority. The only thing Sunical feels we shuld do now is allow the president free reign of both board meetings and the association's administration. In my opinion, I feel a fellow board member shuld chair board meetings while the president concentrates on carrying out the decisions taken in these meetings for evryone's benefit. Pple abeg, is ds not gud? See my ANA example above. Do we want that to happen to us in this nascent stage? ANA is failing because young authors across the country dont feel they belong...that's why YAN is even taking shape nw...lol YAN is a sign of ANA's failure to properly mobilize n gather young authors into its fold. Is ds what we want to see happen here agn? Lol, for me, it will be out of the frying pan, into the fire!!! That will be a case of being bitten twice o...