The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the ongoing strike will continue because the Federal Government has failed to yield to its demands.
In a statement by its Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusiji Sowande, the union noted that the lackadaisical attitude of government towards funding education would make the strike linger.
This is as ASUU insists on receiving member salaries through its proposed University Transparency and Accountability Solution UTAS against the federal government Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
ASUU also argues that the Federal government payment system IPPIS, which is made compulsory to university workers, including ASUU members is against the law of the land that granted autonomy to Universities.
Besides, “the IPPIS is not temper-proof as presented, adding to the fact that it has national security risk being that the server is hosted from outside the country by an American company.”
The ASUU also faults the Federal Government for paying deaf ears to the revitalization of Public Universities and as it concerns the proliferation and funding of State Universities.
