The Academic Staff Union of Universities,ASUU says it has reached an agreement with the Federal Government on new payment system for universities.
ASUU National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ogunyemi said the federal government has accepted the University Transparency and Accountability Solution,UTAS,an alternative software being recommended by the union for the financial administration of the University’s Federal Government staff monthly payroll and accounting processes.
According to him, the federal government had also pledged that when fully developed,UTAS will be subjected to integrity tests in order to verify its efficacy .
Ogunyemi disclosed that the Union had given a time frame of 18 months to the government to develop,test and deploy UTAS in keeping with the promise adding that UTAS is now ready for the integrity tests required by government.
ASUU had declared strike on March 17,2020 following failure of government to meet demands which included removal of the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System, IPPIS payment scheme for Universities.
This a welcomed development to save federal universities from total collapse.
This a cheering news to all University Lecturers especially those who were maltreated by IPPIS. My concern is that 18 months to test UTAS, is a long time.
Well done ASUU executives and FGN
Trust Major Gen. President Buhari led administration at your own peril, where it can be white today and tomorrow it will be black. We need total overhaul of the Nigeria education system.
To save Universities from total collapse
I salute ASUU for the indomitable courage. CONGRATULATIONS.
For uniformity, FG should please extend the UTAS to other Tertiary institutions.
Trust Major Gen. President Buhari led administration at your own peril, where it can be white today and tomorrow it will be black. We need total overhaul of the Nigeria education system.
A welcome development
The Federal government is now getting things right for the proper development of the education sector
But before then, I advice that Universities shd return to GIFMIS for their salaries until UTAS is ready for implementation. IPPIS is a mess.
This is a good news.
This is good news.God is at work for ASUU and Nigeria for the Sustainability of the Nigerian Education System.Bravo for our ASUU leaders past and present.
A very welcome development. Kudos to ASUU and Federal Government.
A welcome development
ASUU always the winner! ASUU remains the only true union in Nigeria that fight for the right of it’s Members and the development of Nigerian Versities.
Great achievement by ASUU.That is why you are the leaders in the universities.However this does not give you the excuse to walk roughshod on other workers of federal universities
Reasonable and welcome development, but can the test duration be shorter than 18 months ?
It is too early to rejoice. Let us confirm the authenticity of this news. Let us wait until they start using by paying all our outstanding salary arrears.
What are we gaining or losing if the UTAs start running without trial. What is the difference between UTAs running for 18mnths and changing thereafter with changes in govt. My suggestion:Let the govt Gazette the approval and acceptance of UTAS and pass a bill in the Nat Assembly to protect it from violation. Let ASUU be properly guided on the protection, implementation and continuity of UTAs not just its design.
Great Achievement to Asuu but my concern is that only ASUU can benefit?what of others university workers
A big congratulations to ASUU and FG, to prevent the grudges and looming collapse of Federal universities.
They will be carried along.
If those workers are willing, they can be paid with it. Some of them petitioned FG not to include them in any such software when developed. They must negotiate with ASUU if they must be included. Dr Friday Okon.
UTAS Is not only for lecturers, but for all university workers.
Congratulations to ASUU
Congrats to ASSU,but were the uniqueness of other unions within the university taken into consideration?
A great step in the right direction. But what happens between now and the time of commencement of test?
This is a remarkable achievement, however, the government is good at playing cat and dog game. Believe until FG complies. If all unions can have a common objective, Nigeria might be among the top ten economies in the world, halas, it takes a woman to make a home but it takes a thousand men to make an army. Nigerian intellectuals allowed corruption to swallow them despite the vast reserve of think-tanks the country is bestowed with.
Do we have cat and dog game in English as an idiom/phrase or a game of cat and mouse ?
Both FG and ASUU are winners in this case. FG is pushing for transparency and accountability, which is lacking in the current payment system, while ASUU is fighting for recognition of the uniqueness of the university system, which IPPIS failed to capture. This UTAS being recommended is a compromise.
Yes, politicians in government and the thieving University managers are the winners. The loosers again are the Nigerian people whose commonwealth will be used to continue funding the glaring corruption in the multiple payment platforms of the few privileged.
By submitting itself to ASUU’s blackmail, FG can as well kiss IPPIS goodbye. Other trade unions will soon come up with their own payment systems.
I think ure ignorant of some salient & sacred facts about IPPIS & UTAS system of payment of salaries. IPPIS was developed mainly for civil servants & the civil servants that is meant for has not complained that IPPIS is useless to them. However, there are some peculiarities in the University system that IPPIS can never sort out because the software never envisage this. Learn to seek for information
Perhaps you should inform me since you are all knowing
Perhaps you should inform me of the salient points Sir
Irrespective of whether it is compromise, or whatever you call it, ASUU is always a winner in matters of right course of action, so stop undermining this great achievement by ASUU !!
Good news. Everybody especially the Nigerian students.
This is great. All victors, No vanquished. Hope FG will not fail Nigerians. They should do all possible to see that Universities resume at same time with other tertiary institutions. May God help Nigeria.
A big congratulations to ASUU and FG, to prevent the grudges and looming collapse of Federal universities.
It will not be alright if the Federal Government should neglect other unions in the universities. I am very sure that others will not take it easy for the federal government.
Welcome development. Won’t be surprising if the other Unions begin to develop another payment platform for their members, seeing ASUU as rival as always, even though largely misplaced rivalry since ASUU and the other Unions are just not on the same pedestal but are actually light years apart! There can never be two captains in one ship! But will they ever be sincere enough to realize and admit this?
Together we bargain, divided we beg! Our union (ASUU) makes us strong! I can’t believe more. Kudos, Victoria accerta!
Good and welcome development from ASUU and FGN.ASUU never relate until they achieve their goals.KUDOS to ASUU.
I think its time Nigeria and government recognise our ivory towers as solution centers and the think-tank for the nation. Let them proffer solutions to national problems and issues instead of subjecting them to civil service solutions. This is the way it works elsewhere not the other way.
ASUU should not go and sleep because you are dinning with the devil. You are still negotiating 2009 agreement in 2020. Receive wisdom and be wise.
This is a great achievement if consolidated.
When some of them perceive ASUU as domineering and greedy? They have been working against the interest of ASUU? SSANU reached agreement with the Federal government to enroll with IPPIS without considering the fact that such move will undermine ASUU position
on IPPIS.
When we enjoy the act and art of pointing fingers rather than as a family in the universal knowledge circle called university, it does us no profits than continuing to dilapidate the bounds from which we all draws our earnings and subsistence.
Recall,in the eighties, when universities draw fight with the governments,it was fight for every staff interest until some selfish people started the divide and rule- disparity syndrome, just as some will still live with it now even when ways are opening up for reunify,a such a good family should usurp such chances and opportunity of this ippis,UTAS,and Universities pencom to unify ourselves again than scratching to open old wounds.
If govt operators were fair in the areas of deductions as many schools had agreements with their host States on areas like PAYE,etc,would it prompt all the Non-Teaching Unions who form the Engine Room of every University, to call for Strike immediately on Resumption? So let’s think University as one pot which we all draw from and take also one fight as,than casting spells and beginning to think selfish against ourselves for use of govt.( s).
What are we gaining or losing if the UTAs start running without trial. What is the difference between UTAs running for 18mnths and changing thereafter with changes in govt. My suggestion:Let the govt Gazette the approval and acceptance of UTAS and pass a bill in the Nat Assembly to protect it from violation. Let ASUU be properly guided on the protection, implementation and continuity of UTAs not just its design.
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