President Muhammadu
Buhari has said the fight against the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information
System, IPPIS, by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU was
a needless one.
Buhari who was
represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission,
NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed was speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of the
Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State on Thursday.
He said, “I will not
end this address without touching on IPPIS, which has been in contention and a
needless one at that.
“I assure you all
that IPPIS is not intended to trample upon university autonomy nor is it
designed to subsume the university into the civil service.
“The primary
intention of IPPIS is to enhance greater efficiency, transparency and better
management of Universities finances.”
Buhari said
transparency, which IPPIS sought to achieve should be an important moral pillar
of all universities, where students are graduated based on character and
learning. He added that all universities must be committed to these cherished
values if they are to serve as moral compasses for the society.
The president
renewed the commitment of his government to working with patriotic elements to
significantly improve Nigeria’s fortune and negotiate a brighter future for all
Nigerians, especially the youths.
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