Indications emerged Tuesday night that the Federal
Government may adopt the University Transparency Account System (UTAS), a
payment platform developed by ASUU in preference to IPPIS.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has pushed for
adoption of UTAS instead of Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System
(IPPIS) which it insisted that they would never succumb.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige told
journalists after about two and half hours closed door meeting with the Senate
leadership on Tuesday.
He said the alternative platform presented by ASUU is home
grown and worth given thorough assessment test.
“We agreed at the meeting to give required consideration to
the UTAS alternative they came up with as a way of finding lasting solution to
the lingering crisis over Implementation of IPPIS.
“We have neither jettisoned the implementation of the IPPIS
nor fully accepted UTAS .The level we moved to now, is to subject ASUU’s UTAS
to integrity test and in doing so, it will be presented to users like the
office of Accountant General of the Federation on Wednesday .
“After that it will be sent to National Information
Technology Development Agency ( NITDA) and from there to the office of the
National Security Adviser for second look .
“The platform is an option grown device that requires stage
by stage consideration and from the look of things is good “, he said
Confirming the head way achieved at the meeting , the
Chairman , Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and Tetfund, Senator Ahmed
Baba Kaita, said the interface had not ended but a stage of compromise is
getting closer between the two parties .
“The meeting brokered by the President of the Senate, Ahmad
Lawan among the various stakeholders, achieved a lot today with agreement on
the need to subject the UTAS alternative brought forward by ASUU for integrity
test by all relevant departments of the government,” he said .
The ASUU leadership though refused to speak to the press
after the closed door meeting but were in good mood apparently due to
consideration being given their alternative platform.
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