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The Academic Staff Union of Universities will this week decide whether or not to call upon its to proceed on a nationwide strike following the decision of the Federal Government to stop salaries of lecturers who have not enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.
The PUNCH gathered that ASUU held its National Executive Council meeting at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, on Saturday and Sunday, where issues such as the IPPIS and the Federal Government’s failure to honour the 2009 agreements were discussed.
It was learnt that the Federal Government would this week pay February salaries of its workers , including university lecturers , who had ed on the IPPIS .
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning , Zanaib Ahmed, in an interview at a management retreat in Kano on Thursday, had said lecturers who did not enroll for the IPPIS would not get their February salaries.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ) , had in October last year directed all Federal Government workers to enroll in the IPPIS to ensure transparency .
But ASUU kicked against the directive on the grounds that it negated the principle of autonomy of universities.
The union directed its to shun government officials sent to universities between October 25 and November 7, 2019, for the purpose of enrolling workers in the IPPIS .
On Thursday, the finance minister said 55 per cent of ASUU had ed for the IPPIS , saying, “ the ones that have not are not getting their February salary . ”
A source at the Enugu meeting of ASUU said the lecturers had been asked to go on strike if their salaries were stopped.
The Chairman of ASUU at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Dr Christina Opata, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, also said lecturers at the university were waiting for directives from the leadership of ASUU at the national level .
She said , “ They started on Saturday and by the end of today ’s meeting ( Sunday) , the body will come up with a decision. ”
The ASUU branch chairman said the integrated payroll system was defective and full of corruption .
She said , “ The Federal Government has not told Nigerians the truth about what it wants to achieve through the IPPIS because the IPPIS is an embodiment of corruption itself . There is evidence to prove that many people are on the payroll under IPPIS yet they are not working anywhere . If they are sincere they should decentralise it .
“ Each university should have desk officers so that anytime somebody has a complaint, it doesn’ t require the person going to Abuja ; you walk over to the desk officer in your university and put up your complaint . But as it is now , if you go to Abuja you will hire a hotel and you may spend three, four days without meeting the officer in charge. These are the things that people have been pointing out but they don ’t want to understand it that way .
IPPIS software controlled in US – UNN ASUU chair
“ They say they want a centralised system of payment as if those who are there are the saints of society . But whatever it is, our own concern , the concern of ASUU is that the IPPIS is not corrupt- free . You say you want software that can control everything about Nigeria, yet the software is not domiciled and controlled by Nigeria. It is controlled by a foreign country . The software that they are using is that of the Apple domiciled in the United States of America which means every information about Nigeria is to be managed by the US .”
Asked what ASUU would do if the Federal Government made good its threat not to pay the February salaries of defaulting lecturers , the Chairman of ASUU , University of Ibadan , Prof. Ayoola Akinwole, said the union would respond appropriately when February salaries were paid.
It was gathered that no worker of the University of Ibadan, both teaching and non -teaching , had been paid the February salary as of Friday.
In an earlier interview with The PUNCH, Akinwole said the step to be taken by the academic staff union depends on whether the FG would make good its threat or not .
Akinwole said the Federal Government had declared a technical war on ASUU by failing to heed its call for full payment of workers ’ January salaries.
He said only net salary payment was done in January , saying, “ No staff of the University of Ibadan, whether those that enrolled on the IPPIS or not, has been paid for the month of February . That was why I said earlier that the ant General of the Federation should resign .
“ Another fact is that up till now, they have not paid our deductions ( January) . This means that they did not pay our salaries in full. What they did was part payment.
“ If you are paying salaries without paying deductions , what you are saying is that you have not paid salaries. What was paid was the net. The situation applies to everybody across the board in UI ; people have not been paid in full.
“ Government has technically declared industrial dispute . When I work but you did not pay me . They have the right to do what they like; we also have the right to do what we want to do .”

https://punchng.com/ASUU-set-for-strike-maintains-opposition-to-ippis/

Hmmmmmmmmm

Strike no dey taya ASUU?

ASUU the known striking Union

They prefer to go on strike than working..

Useless ASUU

The Federal Government has not told Nigerians the truth about what it wants to achieve through the IPPIS because the IPPIS is an embodiment of corruption itself . There is evidence to prove that many people are on the payroll under IPPIS yet they are not working anywhere . If they are sincere they should decentralise it .
“ Each university should have desk officers so that anytime somebody has a complaint, it doesn’ t require the person going to Abuja ; you walk over to the desk officer in your university and put up your complaint . But as it is now , if you go to Abuja you will hire a hotel and you may spend three, four days without meeting the officer in charge. These are the things that people have been pointing out but they don ’t want to understand it that way .
IPPIS software controlled in US – UNN ASUU chair
“ They say they want a centralised system of payment as if those who are there are the saints of society . But whatever it is, our own concern , the concern of ASUU is that the IPPIS is not corrupt- free . You say you want software that can control everything about Nigeria, yet the software is not domiciled and controlled by Nigeria. It is controlled by a foreign country . The software that they are using is that of the Apple domiciled in the United States of America which means every information about Nigeria is to be managed by the US. How can Nigeria hand over something so sensitive to the US like IPPIS. hmm

Once they start the strike now, till God knows when before they would come to an agreement.

Nigerians should protest against ASUU.


You are not better than other civil servants that are on IPPIS. We have to stop the fraud!

helinues:
ASUU the known striking Union

What do you want them to do?

fyneguy:
Nigerians should protest against ASUU.


You are not better than other civil servants that are on IPPIS. We have to stop the fraud!

you don't need to wait for anybody to protest, you can do a one man protest against ASUU.
"A ngba omo adie lowo iku..." => We are protecting a chick from death but its busy complaining we are not allowing it to go on a dump site to forage!

sinkhole:
What do you want them to do?

Are you one of their ?

helinues:


Are you one of their ?

Typical Nigerian, stop answering question with a question.
I asked you a question, answer it!

sinkhole:
Typical Nigerian, stop answering question with a question.
I asked you a question, answer it!

Bad me.....

Is striking the only alternative left for ASUU?

It's customary, they are at it again. Good for nothing lecturers. Research dem no go show face, lecture: na toto to screw dem go dey look for. But any small thing Let's go on strike.

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If you have means to leave


Please hurry b4 it's too late

ASUU AGAIN

Witcher:
The Federal Government has not told Nigerians the truth about what it wants to achieve through the IPPIS because the IPPIS is an embodiment of corruption itself . There is evidence to prove that many people are on the payroll under IPPIS yet they are not working anywhere . If they are sincere they should decentralise it .
“ Each university should have desk officers so that anytime somebody has a complaint, it doesn’ t require the person going to Abuja ; you walk over to the desk officer in your university and put up your complaint . But as it is now , if you go to Abuja you will hire a hotel and you may spend three, four days without meeting the officer in charge. These are the things that people have been pointing out but they don ’t want to understand it that way .
IPPIS software controlled in US – UNN ASUU chair
“ They say they want a centralised system of payment as if those who are there are the saints of society . But whatever it is, our own concern , the concern of ASUU is that the IPPIS is not corrupt- free . You say you want software that can control everything about Nigeria, yet the software is not domiciled and controlled by Nigeria. It is controlled by a foreign country . The software that they are using is that of the Apple domiciled in the United States of America which means every information about Nigeria is to be managed by the US. How can Nigeria hand over something so sensitive to the US like IPPIS. hmm

if you really know the reason why d so called ASUU don't like dis scheme u would be disappointed

They should strike. Assu should be free from these people that don't even care about western education. Out of about 22 billion dollar loan they budgeted 33million dollars for education, this is not upto 1% of the loan.

STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE

God will help us Federal Government and ASSU 'parlafar'

Witcher:
The Federal Government has not told Nigerians the truth about what it wants to achieve through the IPPIS because the IPPIS is an embodiment of corruption itself . There is evidence to prove that many people are on the payroll under IPPIS yet they are not working anywhere . If they are sincere they should decentralise it .
“ Each university should have desk officers so that anytime somebody has a complaint, it doesn’ t require the person going to Abuja ; you walk over to the desk officer in your university and put up your complaint . But as it is now , if you go to Abuja you will hire a hotel and you may spend three, four days without meeting the officer in charge. These are the things that people have been pointing out but they don ’t want to understand it that way .
IPPIS software controlled in US – UNN ASUU chair
“ They say they want a centralised system of payment as if those who are there are the saints of society . But whatever it is, our own concern , the concern of ASUU is that the IPPIS is not corrupt- free . You say you want software that can control everything about Nigeria, yet the software is not domiciled and controlled by Nigeria. It is controlled by a foreign country . The software that they are using is that of the Apple domiciled in the United States of America which means every information about Nigeria is to be managed by the US. How can Nigeria hand over something so sensitive to the US like IPPIS. hmm

I swear this is true.

fyneguy:
Nigerians should protest against ASUU.


You are not better than other civil servants that are on IPPIS. We have to stop the fraud!

In as much as I dont fully ASUU, but what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Until all institutions like CBN, FIRS staff are also included on IPPIS scheme before ASUU can be arm-twisted I to this scheme.

If FG can exclude some institutions from IPPIS, ASUU will also not allow itself included. These ASUU men are educated, that's why they always seem stubborn because they know their rights.

Ghen ghen......"the land dey really suffer when elephants dey fight" e nor easy to be student for nigerian public school dem suppose dey pay them hardship allowance asear....... I dey pity all of wey still be students

fyneguy:
Nigerians should protest against ASUU.


You are not better than other civil servants that are on IPPIS. We have to stop the fraud!

you and your family alone should go and protest

It was learnt that the Federal Government would this week pay February salaries of its workers , including university lecturers , who had ed on the IPPIS .

FG to pay February salary this week when the month of March is almost 2 weeks gone

ASUU and strike are like mother and child, the only Union in the world that strikes every eight months. Strike no dey TAYA this people. And na the same reason every time..

Witcher:
The Federal Government has not told Nigerians the truth about what it wants to achieve through the IPPIS because the IPPIS is an embodiment of corruption itself . There is evidence to prove that many people are on the payroll under IPPIS yet they are not working anywhere . If they are sincere they should decentralise it .
“ Each university should have desk officers so that anytime somebody has a complaint, it doesn’ t require the person going to Abuja ; you walk over to the desk officer in your university and put up your complaint . But as it is now , if you go to Abuja you will hire a hotel and you may spend three, four days without meeting the officer in charge. These are the things that people have been pointing out but they don ’t want to understand it that way .
IPPIS software controlled in US – UNN ASUU chair
“ They say they want a centralised system of payment as if those who are there are the saints of society . But whatever it is, our own concern , the concern of ASUU is that the IPPIS is not corrupt- free . You say you want software that can control everything about Nigeria, yet the software is not domiciled and controlled by Nigeria. It is controlled by a foreign country . The software that they are using is that of the Apple domiciled in the United States of America which means every information about Nigeria is to be managed by the US. How can Nigeria hand over something so sensitive to the US like IPPIS. hmm

so your only problem is that the software is domiciled in the US. Last time I checked, Nigerians still love foreign rice


If this government is serious,stop all the salaries and should some go on strike, replace them. Sometimes we need to be dictatorial to get things done

Greed.. and we keep wondering why Nigeria is not moving forward.

sinkhole:
you don't need to wait for anybody to protest, you can do a one man protest against ASUU.
"A ngba omo adie lowo iku..." => We are protecting a chick from death but its busy complaining we are not allowing it to go on a dump site to forage!

Isn't ASUU the most useless body in Nigeria?

helinues:


Bad me.....

Is striking the only alternative left for ASUU?

Another question again, I tire for you oo

To be a lecturer in Nigeria na suffer head. Imagine they tax you 40% of your already small salary and they still delay your salary for weeks before you get paid and yet we want the best from these Dr and Professors

Why can't the FG put their children in FG schools and lets see if they will still implement the IPPIS.

ASUU should not gree for FG oooo if not na real surfer head

Maxymilliano:


FG to pay February salary this week when the month of March is almost 2 weeks gone

Imagine they still want them to IPPIS so as to increase there tax