Contact UsDTI hits back at Valor IT claims
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RedditThe Department of Trade and industry (DTI) has yet again dismissed Valor IT chairperson, Josias Molele’s, accusation that DTI minister, Rob Davies, lied to the media concerning the canned ECM Tender awarded to his company.
The department is insisting the minister told the truth during a recent press briefing held at the union buildings were journalists were updated on the controversy surrounding Valor IT and Cipro.
The DTI was responding to a recent media statement released by Valor IT - which claimed that the minister had failed to reveal details abour a settlement with the company.
“As the department we have made it clear before and in our statement of 4 February 2011 that the terms on which we are prepared to settle do not include payment of any monies to Valor IT in respect of the Electronic Content Management (ECM) contract. Therefore, we will leave the matter for the court to make a final determination,” the DTI said.
The department further said that having read the statement by Molele, they will not respond to the allegations he made other than to point out the some issues.
“Following the direction by the presiding judge, the respective legal teams agreed to make an attempt in good faith to settle the matter. However, it was made clear right at the outset by the legal team that whatever terms and conditions to be negotiated between the two legal teams had to be presented to the Director-General and the minister for consideration,” the DTI said in a statement.
The department added that the allegation by Valor IT that a deed of settlement was reached is devoid of any truth.
“If Valor IT indeed has a valid deed of settlement in their possession, they should approach the appropriate court to enforce it. Any person with a valid deed of settlement would appreciate the remedies available to them in law,” continued the statement.
Cipro insist the matter will be cleared in court as there seems to be more to the tender controversy than nit appears.
“As stated before, we would like these matters to be determined in a court process. The public will note that there are many legal disputes reported in the media that arise directly from the ECM tender, and none of them have anything to do with the DTI or Company Intellectual Property Registration Office (Cipro). It is clear that the matters relating to the ECM tender are more complex than we thought,” the DTI said.
