Some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have reportedly begun enrollment in the Integrated Personnel Payroll Integrated System (IPPIS) — as against the directive of the union.
TheCable Lifestyle earlier reported that ASUU “mobilized for a nationwide strike” over the federal government’s refusal to negotiate its enrollment on the compulsory payment scheme.
The union had rejected the new system, which, according to the federal government, would transparently manage the payment of the salaries of all its workers.
ASUU had stated that the IPPIS compromises the autonomy of universities and fails to address some “grey areas.”
But, according to The Punch, there are indications that some ASUU members are surreptitiously enrolling on the platform — despite directives from the union for its members to shun the process — as the number of enrollments hits 937,000.
It is believed that the institutions, where lecturers are registering, include the University of Calabar (UNICAL) in Cross Rivers and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), in Enugu.
“The exercise has been highly successful. Many lecturers have been sneaking into the venue to register,” a source at UNICAL was quoted to have said, although John Edor, the institution’s ASUU chairman, described them as only “a few isolated cases.”
The federal government on Wednesday, also said about 937,000 workers had registered on the new payroll system as directed by President Mohammadu Buhari.
The IPPIS registration started in universities on November 25 and ends on December 7.
According to the federal government’s directive, workers who fail to register within the stipulated period risk not being paid.
ASUU had accused the government of designing the IPPIS to suppress the masses in the guise of anti-corruption and threatened “no pay no work” — a move which was later suspended over further meetings with the government.
Ahmed Idris, the accountant-general of the federation (AGF), had described the union’s opposition as an “open endorsement of corruption,” stating that the government remains unwavering on the deadline for all MDAs to enroll on the platform.
The federal ministry of education had similarly claimed that “ASSU is jittery” over its IPPIS enrollment as the new system would help expose the financial atrocities and irregularities committed by their members on FG’s payroll.
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If there is nothing to hide why not register?? Except you are a ghost worker
Let them not register. Their so-called chairman has accumulated so much of union dues for himself that he can live without salary for the next 1year, leaving his members to suffer if they are not paid salaries.
ASUU members refusing to enroll for the IPPIS should be denied any salary. It is an open endorsement for corruption
ASUU is association of wicked, vindictive and selfish human beings. They call members to rally round the Union when FGN decision affect their selfish interest and abandon them when they are individually attacked. VCs of University will suspend members, ASUU will not protect them. VCs will demote, suspend and maltreat members, ASUU will support Uni management against members because of personal gain. U cannot superintend over your division and expect unity against IPPIS. ASUU has lost Intergrity long ago. Why won’t members sabotage their lawless struggle?
That means all the workers in nnpc, cbn and firs are ghosts.