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| Prof. Ogunyemi |
IPPIS: Strike
looms in varsities as ASUU battles FG
The Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) is spoiling for another showdown with the Federal
Government over planned imposition Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS)
on her members.
Union of Universities (ASUU) is spoiling for another showdown with the Federal
Government over planned imposition Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS)
on her members.
The leaders of the
Union had summoned an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the Union
where it was agreed that the leadership of the Union at university levels
should begin mobilisation of members for an action against the Muhammadu Buhari
Government.
Union had summoned an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the Union
where it was agreed that the leadership of the Union at university levels
should begin mobilisation of members for an action against the Muhammadu Buhari
Government.
President
Mohammadu Buhari had reportedly directed that any worker not on the IPPIS would
no longer receive salary.
Mohammadu Buhari had reportedly directed that any worker not on the IPPIS would
no longer receive salary.
The Chairman,
University of Ibadan Chapter, Professor Deji Omole, on Sunday, in Ibadan, said
that the Union was not against accountability but will resist attempt by the
government to violate existing laws and autonomy of the University.
University of Ibadan Chapter, Professor Deji Omole, on Sunday, in Ibadan, said
that the Union was not against accountability but will resist attempt by the
government to violate existing laws and autonomy of the University.
According to
Omole, ASUU has offered to help the federal government design the appropriate
template that will factor in the peculiarities of university lecturers in the
IPPIS but the government seems bent on using the world-bank designed
exploitative template.
Omole, ASUU has offered to help the federal government design the appropriate
template that will factor in the peculiarities of university lecturers in the
IPPIS but the government seems bent on using the world-bank designed
exploitative template.
The ASUU boss said
the template designed by government was planned to enslave intellectuals, as it
does not make provisions for payment of arrears of promotion, study leave
allowance, responsibility allowance among others.
the template designed by government was planned to enslave intellectuals, as it
does not make provisions for payment of arrears of promotion, study leave
allowance, responsibility allowance among others.
According to him,
the Federal Government template was designed to phase out university lecturers
who are above 60 years which is against the new policy where professors retire
at 70 years.
the Federal Government template was designed to phase out university lecturers
who are above 60 years which is against the new policy where professors retire
at 70 years.
Omole lashed out
at the Buhari-led government for consistently demonstrating his hatred for
public universities by the introducing many illegal policies that, negatively,
have affected the smooth running of the universities.
at the Buhari-led government for consistently demonstrating his hatred for
public universities by the introducing many illegal policies that, negatively,
have affected the smooth running of the universities.
The ASUU boss
noted that FG has also failed to honour any policy that will improve the
quality education in Nigeria.
noted that FG has also failed to honour any policy that will improve the
quality education in Nigeria.
“Forceful
imposition of IPPIS on university workers is a violation of the university
autonomy act. It is therefore illegal.
imposition of IPPIS on university workers is a violation of the university
autonomy act. It is therefore illegal.
“While ASUU is not
against accountability on the part of the university administrator, government
should not be allowed to destroy public universities in its purported claims of
fighting corruption.
against accountability on the part of the university administrator, government
should not be allowed to destroy public universities in its purported claims of
fighting corruption.
“Our members
should remain focus and committed in our struggles to protect public university
education by resisting forceful imposition of IPPIS on university workers.”
should remain focus and committed in our struggles to protect public university
education by resisting forceful imposition of IPPIS on university workers.”