Sidebar

Exclusive Reports

28
Thu, Mar

ASUU Rejects Buhari's Directive On IPPIS, Set To Drag FG To Court

Top Stories
Typography
  • Smaller Small Medium Big Bigger
  • Default Helvetica Segoe Georgia Times

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has perfected plans to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent directive to the Accountant General of the Federation to include university lecturers in the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS).


The National Auditor of the union, Comrade Christ Piwuna, made this known during a public lecture organized by the Bauchi State University, Gadau Branch of the union entitled ” University Autonomy and Ethical Reorientation.”


Piwuna noted that the inclusion of universities in the system would violate the agreement reached between the federal government and the union as the policy was against the law establishing universities and its amendment act.

 

He further said though ASUU was not totally against the policy, Governing Councils of the various Universities should be allowed to implement the policy for staff in their institutions, not the federal government.

 

Piwuna added that to ensure autonomy for universities, there is need for financial Independence for them to promote scholarship and impart knowledge for societal development.

 

BLOG COMMENTS POWERED BY DISQUS