ASUU refuses to call off its ongoing strike in spite of the Federal Government’s willingness to pay the outstanding February and March salaries of members.
Government had withheld the salaries of lecturers of federal universities for refusing to register in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The Academic Staff Union f Universities (ASUU)’s refusal to register on IPPIS is hinged on their argument that it ran contrary to the Federal Government/ASUU agreement of 2009.
The National President of the union, Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi argues that the strike was not only about IPPIS. He added that payment of outstanding salaries would only facilitate meaningful dialogue between ASUU and the government.
Information gathered on the union’s Twitter handle says that:
