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October 28, 2019
The Academic Staff Union ofUniversities, ASUU plans to shut-down academic activities in universities indemonstration over the October deadline for employees of Ministries,Departments and Agencies, MDAs to enroll in the Integrated Payroll andPersonnel Information Systems, IPPIS.
The Federal Government, through aPresidential directive had ordered all MDAs to enroll on IPPIS, with a warningthat agencies that fail to meet the October deadline would not be paid theirsalaries.
ASUU Coordinator, Ibadan Zone, AdeAdejumo, the union’s Chairman, and Investments Secretary, Deji Omole and AyoAkinwole at a news conference, criticized the idea behind the IPPIS saying itfailed to capture the peculiarities of Nigerian universities. They also saidweaknesses in the IPPS would end into serious problems for members of ASUU whenthey attain 60-years of age.
Adejumo stated that the IPPISviolates the Universities Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2003.
In same vein, the Union is expectedto today, Monday meet with the leadership of the National Assembly as part ofits opposition to the controversial payment System.