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08/21/07 5:49 PM

#105794 RE: DegenerateGambler #105793

DG... I agree 100%, they must have someone around there that speaks standard English.....maybe they want a tower of babel... gives them deniability :-))
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walldog0

08/21/07 5:58 PM

#105795 RE: DegenerateGambler #105793

Peter C. Ntephe did a fine job, imo....

the weakest part of the entire CC, was the questions that were asked. I can't believe how lame, unanswerable, and misdirected they were.... asking what CVX was going to do, or what was going to happen, because of this or that action by others, is a waste of time.

I had a little problem, with his English, but not that much, actually he sounded more intelligent and legible than most of the callers,imo....my first impression was very good.

Peter C. Ntephe has served as secretary of ERHC since February 2001. From 1987 to 1992, Mr. Ntephe worked with Serena David Dokubo and Company, rising to the Head of the Corporate Legal Services Department. From 1992 to 1999, he was a partner in the law firm of NSW Law and oversaw the firm’s provision of company secretarial services to corporate clients. From 1999 to 2001, he was Chief Legislative Aide to the Chairman of the Senate Committee for Judiciary and Legal Matters, National Assembly of Nigeria. Mr. Ntephe has a Bachelors’ and two Masters degrees in law, the second Masters being a specialization in regulatory issues from the University of London. Mr. Ntephe teaches business law as part of adjunct faculty at the American Intercontinental University, London.


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DegenerateGambler

08/21/07 5:58 PM

#105796 RE: DegenerateGambler #105793

With the upcoming annual meeting at the end of the year, is it too early to start thinking about the possibility of getting one of more trusted/respected poster here elected to the ERHC Board of Directors. Maybe he/she should be from Texas area for convenience (but travel is paid for anyhow). Should be start the "primaries" in IOWA?
DeGen
Ps: I will proxy my many shares in the company's BOD election, to whoever represents us from this board. I would hope everyone would do the same to insure at least one seat on the BOD (I hope).
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tryoty

08/21/07 6:09 PM

#105799 RE: DegenerateGambler #105793

DeGen, I'm not sure where to start. :-/

"His English was difficult to understand, For an AMERICA company's CC this was/is NOT ACCEPTABLE."

How's your presentation in the Niger/Congo family of languages? For gods sake the man spoke eloquent English. His accent was heavy, but his message was clear. I thought he came across as very knowledgable and presented himself well.

"image he presented to the listeners was not that good"

I totally disagree. Anyone not realizing this is a U.S. listed Nigerian company hasn't done an ounce of DD and shouldn't be invested. You can't expect to invest in an internation company and not deal with accents now and then.

the audio was not that great either. In fact in today's day and age of communications, it was poor and unacceptable

I don't understand this statement. I was on the call, not via the web, and it was fine.

I would hope at the next CC, there is a better speaker. Maybe Ledbetter if he is not too busy

Ledbetter is a technical man and has been his entire career. Putting him in front of the michrophone just because he's white might backfire horrifically.

In fact, what could have been more important for Ledbetter to be doing to miss the CC?

Great question! It is an exciting thought!

I do not know why our "acting" CEO was not available for the cc.

The excitement above builds further!