The Controller and Accountant General’s department (CAGD) is considering a legal suit against software company SOFTtribe.

There has been controversy over claims by the Controller-General that one of its payroll management softwares, Akatua, which was developed by SOFTtribe, is not efficient in detecting payroll irregularities.

The IT Company released a press statement last Saturday discounting the claims. Their response had some additional documents backing their claims.

Speaking at a press briefing today however, Controller-General, Grace Francisca Adzroe says their action poses a security threat to the payroll management system.

“The Department takes exception to publishing confidential correspondence in the media, contrary to the confidentiality clause in the Service Level Agreement between SOFTtribe and the Controller and Accountant General’s Department.

“We also take exception to the publishing of the letters and the full payroll assurance report (KPMG) on the internet thereby posing a security threat to the system, users and individuals,” she asserted.

Madam Francisca Adzroe insisted that what SOFTtribe did was “highly unprofessional and smacks of lack of confidence in the relationship”.

She said the breach of confidentiality has incurred the displeasure of the Department so the matter would be referred to the Attorney General for the necessary advice.

Meanwhile, Madam Francisca Adzroe has assured the public that there is no payroll mafia at the Department, neither does the Department create and maintain ghost names on the payroll.

The CEO of SOFTtribe, Tetteh Antonio however insists his organization did nothing wrong by releasing those documents.

He argued, “this is not payroll data, this is a communication or letters between two organisations. The documents we put out do not contain any state secrets that can affect state security.

“We only responded because our name was being unfairly dragged into disrepute in the media; we wanted to avoid any doubt about the truth in our responses…we only acted to set the record straight.”

On the decision by the Department to sue SOFTtribe, Tetteh Antonio appeared unperturbed, “that is fine; they are at liberty to do that”.