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FG, ASUU Agree To Integrate UTAS Into IPPIS
Reports reaching Ekohotblog desk at this hour of the day says the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,at the end of the meeting agreed to integrate University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS.
The minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this after about four hours of engagement between both parties, where he also stated that the two parties will reconvene on Monday after the union deliberates with it’s National Executive Council (NEC).
The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi who agreed with the Minister said the National Executive Committee of the union will review the conditions for the integration of UTAS into IPPIS .
Senator Ngige said, “I am pleased to inform you that with the four ministers and Permanent Secretaries, Accountant General of the Federation and Directors, Acting Chairman, National Income and Wages Commission and ASUU Presidents and executive …we held very, fulfilling discussions.
“And where necessary we debate, put forward our points and the Union side. Issues we discussed we used the memorandum of action which we entered into in February 2019, we used it to look at issues that are outstanding, issues that have not been fully addressed.
Discussions were open and both sides realized that we are working for our country and that whatever arrangement we put in place would be for a better Nigeria. ASUU has developed UTAS, and we have had some preliminary agreements on what is to be done to accommodate the two systems.
” In that respect, we are continuing discussions. ASUU …. So the meeting is adjourned till Monday Tuesday pending on when ASUU is ready … for us we have made progress. We thank the legislature for … earlier on this morning. Our meeting with also helped us to smoothen some rough areas.”
The ASUU President said, ” From our own side we would say that we had a frank session, frank engagement and issues were thrown up.
“Those issues like the minister rightly mentioned came from outstanding issues in the February 2019 Memorandum of Action which has tended to be overshadowed by IPPIS.
From the discussion we had we agreed that we will go and consult that the proposals that came up we cannot pronounce on them until we consult with our members.”
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