The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has tied resumption to the speedy endorsement of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) by the Federal Government.

The union claimed that the alleged non-release of N1.1 trillion revitalisation fund for over six years had rendered scholars impotent in searching for a cure for the novel coronavirus.

Coordinator, ASUU Port Harcourt zone, Uzo Onyebinama, told journalists yesterday in the Rivers State capital that following the rejection of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), the union developed UTAS as a replacement to sanitise the payroll and accounting processes.

He explained that besides other pressing issues that necessitated the ongoing strike, the lecturers would not return to the classroom until government approves the integrity test on UTAS.

Onyebinama insisted that UTAS was far better than IPPIS “which does not respect the nature, structure and character of the Nigerian university system.”

ASUU stated that the new initiative was a web-based enterprise resource planning application deployed for the overall management of university resources in an efficient, transparent and accountable manner.

He went on: “Among other things, UTAS recognises all agreements entered into between the government and university-based trade unions; ensures simultaneous payment of employees’ salaries and third party deductions like tax, pension, union dues, cooperatives, bank loans seamlessly; and allows for centralised monitoring of staff and staff emolument across institutions by the National Universities Commission (NUC).”

The body stressed that the conceptualisation of UTAS was a “concrete attestation to the capacity of Nigerian scholars and researchers to respond to the country’s developmental challenges when tasked to provide solutions.”

ASUU said it hoped that the Federal Government “would not renege on its promise to carry out integrity test on the UTAS because the benefits of the programme to the university system cannot be found in any other software today.”

Hmmmm it all for their own self fish reason..i pity the student.

Next please

confused ASUU

very hmmable
All I know is something reasonable would soon be done, we hope so

Wicked people

God go punish ASUU. All this lecturers should be sacked and replaced jobless yoots plenty outside

Better

2020 my year of Academic rest!

Zeion422:
Hmmmm it all for their own self fish reason..i pity the student.

ASUU is fighting for the future generation while you're concerned with when you will graduate, so who is selfish here?

sinkhole:
ASUU is fighting for the future generation while you're concerned with when you will graduate, so who is selfish here?

Do u knw how long ASUU have been fighting for the future generation

sinkhole:
ASUU is fighting for the future generation while you're concerned with when you will graduate, so who is selfish here?

When has a government body ever fought for the interest of the common man? From NLC to TUC and now ASUU.

Zeion422:
Do u knw how long ASUU have been fighting for the future generation

that is because the present generation has never allowed ASUU to be successful!

ArticleBeast:

When has a government body ever fought for the interest of the common man? From NLC to TUC and now ASUU.

ASUU is not a government body.

sinkhole:
that is because the present generation has never allowed ASUU to be successful!

oga how does the present generation affect ASUU Success

Zeion422:
oga how does the present generation affect ASUU Success

is it not this generation that is ganging up with government to call ASUU thief, while ASUU is busy fighting for conducive learning environment at affordable cost to them?

sinkhole:
ASUU is not a government body.

Maybe it is not a government body but when has any body or congress or union fought for the interest of Nigerians

What's written up there,I only see ASUU.Can someone summarize to me.

kheny12:
What's written up there,I only see ASUU.Can someone summarize to me.

No UTAS approval, strike continues

KrazyDave16:
No UTAS approval, strike continues

Thanks for the update

What source please?

At the end of the day, let science and expert advice guild the reopening of schools.
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