By Emily Goddard

The Solomon Islands Olympic Committee has been warned of further action by the IOC is its issues are not soon resolved ©NOCSIThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has demanded that the National Olympic Council of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) calls off its proposed Extraordinary Annual General Meeting, where it would elect a new President and vice-president, at the end of this month.

Jérôme Poivey, the IOC's head of institutional relations and governance, claimed that by planning the meeting at such short notice it is ignoring the NOCSI constitution, which requires at least 14 days' notice to be given ahead of such an event.

The NOCSI was left without a President when Andrew Nori died in July last year after being elected to the role in 2012.

Joe Ramosaea, the body's vice-president of solidarity, has been acting President since Nori's death.

Meanwhile, current NOCSI vice-president Morris Maitaki is facing allegations that he misused funds - a claim he strongly denies.

Poivey has now suggested leaving the elections until September and slammed the body for not being able to resolve its issues internally in a timely manner.

Joe Ramosaea has been the acting President of NOCSI since last July ©Glasgow 2014Joe Ramosaea has been the acting President of NOCSI since last July ©Glasgow 2014



"As per Article 10 of your NOC Constitution, the notice of all the meetings of the General Assembly shall be given by the Secretary General (in this case the Acting Secretary General) no later than 14 days' prior to the meeting," he said in an email to the National Olympic Committee.

"In this case this procedure has not been enforced and the deadlines have not been respected.

"It is true that, in our email dated 23 July, we had established a deadline on 31 August at the latest for your NOC to complete the whole process.

"However, given that your NOC has failed to act promptly, this deadline is no longer realistic considering the 14-day notice requirement and is hereby extended on 30 September at the latest.

"We would suggest that you convene these two meetings at the end of September, which, in addition, would give the IOC and ONOC (Oceania National Olympic Committees) sufficient time to arrange for an IOC/ONOC representative to be present at those meetings and supervise all the proceedings, which has become more than necessary given that your NOC has not been able (so far) to complete this process correctly by itself."

Poivey, who said the IOC and ONOC have shown a lot of understanding and patience so far, will be forced to take further action if the NOCSI fails to follow the correct procedures.

"There is no time to waste anymore and what must be done is extremely clear," he insisted.

"We do hope that your NOC does understand the seriousness of these issues and will take immediate action to rectify the situation, failing which the IOC and ONOC will be left with no other option but to take further action."

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