ASUU: FG Using Hunger To Force Us To Accept IPPIS

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka zone, on Friday alleged that the Buhari-led government is using hunger to force them into accepting the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information Service (IPPIS) against their wish.

In a press conference in Makurdi, the union opined that they would continue to oppose any action capable of hindering educational and national development.

Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Nsukka zone, Dr. Igbana Ajir, said that the Federal Government deliberately adopted the instrument of hunger to force the union to submission, saying that they have not been paid for over nine months on insistence that they must enroll in the IPPIS.

Adding: “The refusal of the government to accept the alternative platform – the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), which has been developed by our union and offered to the government at no cost, calls for serious concern.

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“ASUU has pointed out apparent deficiencies inherent in and the widely reported fraud being perpetrated by operators of IPPIS within and outside the Auditor General of the Federation’s (AGF) office.

“The excuse that the platform (UTAS) must be presented to National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) before certification for adoption and usage without a timeline is a ploy to delay and frustrate the union efforts.”