By our Reporter
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will today be meeting the representatives of the Nigerian government to possibly conclude talks on the renegotiated 2009 agreement, among other issues.
In an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” on Monday, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President,
said the University Transparency and Accountability Transparency (UTAS) has also been cleared for use by the government to replace the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
ASUU had developed UTAS over complaint that the IPPIS deployed by the government for the payment of university workers’ emoluments failed to recognise the peculiarities of the university system, and that it is full of errors.
Mr Osodeke said; “The issue of IPPIS and UTAS have been put to rest because the test has been done. As agreed by the Chief of Staff (to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari), UTAS will be implemented to cover all the universities,
“If we go to that meeting tomorrow and the government says they are willing to sign what we negotiated, it’s fine.”
It would be recalled that it was earlier announced that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, will speak about the state of negotiations with the striking university workers on Thursday.