On May 31, 2023, the court faulted the federal government’s imposition of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) on the universities and held that the imposition is a violation of University Autonomy, an Act of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
On December 13, 2023, the FG approved the exemption of
universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and other tertiary
institutions of learning from the IPPIS.
Guess what? It was not implemented. They simply changed the
"IPPIS" to "New IPPIS". Did the FG after the FEC meeting
truly give a directive to OAGF to migrate tertiary institutions from IPPIS and
refused? I don't want to think so. Isn't that what is called insubordination?
Isn't there a prescribed punishment for the violation of court orders, FEC
instructions, and constitutional provisions?
But funny enough, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) was
not aware that universities were still on IPPIS despite the directive till 7
months later. The awareness came after ASUU called for mobilization for
industrial action. Despite all the writing and the noise over the issue, it was
only the strike threat that made them remember the non-implementation of the
FEC directive which was a follow-up court ruling.
So, on July 11, 2024,, the Federal Executive Council (FEC)
called for prompt action on its earlier decision to remove public universities
from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform.
I just remember that there were calls for a non-strike
approach to the public university crisis, an approach that the callers didn't
know. Everyone pretends not to know that as stubborn as the government is, it
is only strike action that reminds them of existing crises and unfinished jobs
else they assume they are not aware.
Dear comrades, don't let anyone scare you with salary
stoppage. It's been the 12th year of no salary increase. We need the
renegotiation of our conditions of service which include salary increase. This
is overdue since 2012. We'll never get anything from FG if we are afraid to
take a step. So, get ready for the next big step.
By
Prof. Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik, PhD.
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
aaabdelmalik@abu.edu.ng.
Copyright © Amoka 2024
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