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March 23, 2020
The Academic Staff Union ofUniversities, ASUU warning strike may worsen as the Federal Government hasrejected the union’s demand for 18 months to develop its alternative paymentapplication, the University Transparency and Accountability System, UTAS as itspreferred mode for the payment of salaries of academic staff.
It was gathered that the negotiationbetween the two parties will continue today, Monday in Abuja.
ASUU had rejected the FederalGovernment’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, PPIS thatlead to the suspension of the payment of their salaries.
The Union had embarked on a two-weekwarning strike over the refusal of government to pay those that did not enrollon the payment platform, before the directives to close all tertiaryinstitutions and unity colleges over the outbreak of COVID-19.
ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, wasquoted by a member of the government’s negotiating team, as saying that thesoftware for UTAS is yet to be fully developed and that if given 18 months, itwill be able to develop and perfect the payment platform.