The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given
new conditions for the reopening of schools.
The union announced that among other things, the federal
government must pay the salaries of some of the members that have not been
paid.
ASUU also announced the development of an alternative to the
Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System called University
Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
Speaking at the University of Abuja, Gwagwalada Campus, the
National President of the Union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, briefed pressmen that
the programs were part of the conditions set the federal government to end the
ongoing strike.
He said that the software will cater to the peculiarities of
Universities in Nigeria, both private and public.
ASUU embarked on an indefinite strike on the 24th of March
due to disagreements on the IPPIS platform.
Prof. Ogunyemi at the press briefing said the new platform
yet to be subjected to integrity test by the federal government, he however expressed
optimism that the government will stick to its commitment.
“We counsel that government at both the federal and state
levels must meet the Taskforce specified guidelines for reopening of
educational institutions, we insist that all the arrears of the withheld
salaries of our members in federal and state Universities must be paid
immediately to pave for further discussion on the outstanding issues in the
Memorandum of Action of February 7, 2019,” he said.
Adding that “It is our sincere hope that the government
would not renege on its promise because the benefits of UTAS to the university
system (both public and private) cannot be found in any other software in
Nigeria today. Now that the union is close to meeting the government’s demand
on an alternative to IPPIS, it is our sincere hope that the substantive issues
in the ongoing strike action would be given the desired attention,” he said.
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