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<p>Dear Mr Alston,<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 27/06/2017 00:31, Andrew Alston
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi
Sunday,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ok
– now we have a problem – let me quote what you said:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p>"This <b><i><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt">report</span></u></i></b><span
style="font-size:18.0pt">
</span>is intended solely for the information and use of the
audit<br>
committee and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone<br>
other than these specified parties."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Now,
let me quote from the bylaws:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;background:#EEEEEE"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">7.6
The Registered Members and Resource Members shall, at Annual
General Members' Meetings or by way of written resolutions,
in addition to the rights conferred by Articles 7.1 and 7.2,
have the right to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;background:#EEEEEE"><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">(ii)
receive </span>
<b><i><u><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">any
auditor's report</span></u></i></b><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">So
– what we have is something that SPECIFICALLY calls itself a
report – and is from the auditors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Then
– we have a clause in the bylaws that says *<b>ANY</b>*
auditors report – NOT the financial audit report – not
annual report - *<b>ANY AUDITORS REPORT</b>*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">As
such – by my reading of this – the board is now in violation
of the bylaws – clearly – and without apology – in violation
of that clause. Are you SURE this is the stance that the
AfriNIC board wants to take?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Andrew</span></p>
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<pre wrap="">I would like to remind everybody that an “auditor’s report” is a specific type of report, and “any auditor’s report” means any instance of an auditor’s report. It does not mean ”any report that originates from an auditor”.
AFRINIC has published any and all auditor’s reports.
AFRINIC’s auditors and AFRINIC’s legal counsel have confirmed that the management letter is not an auditor’s report, neither is it part of an auditor’s report, and it is a confidential document.
Some people have implied that there might be something bad in the management letter. There are suggestions of things that AFRINIC could do better, but if there was anything bad, then it would appear in the auditor’s report, which has been published.
Thanks.
Sunday Folayan.
Board Chair.
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