Faction of ASUU backs FG on IPPIS implementation

A faction of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)  known as Congress of University Academics (CONUA) on Tuesday directed university lecturers to comply with the Federal Government directive to register on the IPPIS.

Dr Nwoke Onyebuchi, the National Publicity Coordinator of CONUA, a faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), gave the counter directive at a meeting by members of CONUA in Port Harcourt.

ASUU had rejected a Federal Government’s directive mandating workers at its universities and colleges of education to enroll in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) before Dec. 7.

But, Onyebuchi said that rather than wait for a new template, that IPPIS scheme would improve the academic system in the nation’s tertiary institutions.

“The IPPIS scheme was developed to checkmate corruption in the system. We have been told that the payroll system has lots of throwbacks for lecturers.

“So, we went into IPPIS to find out what those throwbacks are. But on conclusion of our investigation, we found no substance in the resistance against IPPIS.

Onyebuchi said it was untrue statements credited to ASUU, that sabbatical payment was not captured in the new payroll system.

He said that contrary to this claim that IPPIS intends to open a desk in every university to ensure the success of the scheme.

Onyebuchi also debunked claims that the scheme would expose universities to civil service bureaucracy.

The unionist said that if properly implemented in universities, that IPPIS would eliminate ghost workers and reduce fraudulent activities in the academic system.