Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) members began a Strike action 183 days ago, and now the union’s leaders plan to meet with the Federal Government delegation once more. ASUU will meet with the FG today, Tuesday, August 16, to discuss matters pertaining to the ongoing strike, according to Emmanuel Osodeke, the union’s national president, who made the announcement on Monday, August 15.
- The Academic Union of Universities’ national president has promised that the union will end its strike as soon as its demands are met by the federal government.
- On Tuesday, August 16, the Nigerian government and ASUU leaders will meet, according to Emmanuel Osodeke.
- Osodeke claims that the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System that the FG is requiring of the union members is false
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Osodeke stated that the union is eager to end the strike if the FG satisfies its demand at the meeting scheduled for today, in contrast to reports and allegations made in other quarters.
He claims that ASUU and the government have agreed to use the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) as the system for paying teachers.
He said:
Thegazettengr has learnt that IPPIS is labeled as bogus by Academic Staff Union of Universities Osodeke had previously denounced the Nigerian government’s dishonest actions toward the union members.
Osodeke cited the union’s rejection of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) as evidence that the IPPIS is a government-run fraud scheme.
