The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday
told the Federal Government that the University
Transparency and Accountability Solution, which it
developed as an alternative to the Integrated Payroll
and Personnel Information System is read for
integrity tests .
According to ASUU , the software for UTAS was
unveiled and demonstrated to the Minister of
Education and senior management staff of the
Ministry of Education , including the Executive
Secretary of the National Universities Commission ,
Prof . Abdulrasheed Abubakar , on Monday.
The national President of ASUU, Prof . Biodun
Ogunyemi , made this known during a press
conference held at the Gwagwalada campus of the
University of Abuja , attended by almost all its
national officers .
But Ogunyemi maintained that it would not suspend
its ongoing strike until the Federal Government
honours its 2019 agreements .
“ 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 added .
The ASUU president also lamented that five months ’
salaries of their members at the University of
Maiduguri and the Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture , Umudike are still withheld by the
Accountant - General of the Federation on account of
non - registration on IPPIS.
“ Thousands of other academics across the
Universities are suffering the same fate . So, while 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
added .
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