The senior staff members of Nigerian polytechnics, on Tuesday, issued a 21-day ultimatum to embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to certain address lingering issues associated with the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System.

This is coming 24 hours after the Senior Staff of Association of Nigeria Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union commenced a 14-day warning strike in protest against the IPPIS and the delay by the government in the re-negotiation of the 2009 SSANU/Federal Government agreement.

Rising from an emergency meeting in Abuja, the polytechnic workers, under the auspices of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, expressed displeasure with the way the National Board for Technical Education had handled the scheme of service.

In a communiqué read to journalists at the end of the meeting, the National President of SSANIP, Philip Ogunsipe, said the workers’ grievances include the non-release of the new minimum wage arrears, inconsistencies in the release of third-party deductions, non-payment of COVID-19 hazard allowance for health workers, high draconian tax regime on consolidated salary, delay in promotion arrears, among others.

Ogunsipe said, “Against this backdrop, the council wishes to call on the relevant agencies of government to expedite actions toward resolving these highlighted challenges.

“Equally, the council wishes to frankly state that failure of the IPPIS to address these highlighted challenges within 21 days from the date of this communiqué will leave the union with no other option than to review its stance on IPPIS.”

You can read further read his statement from the Punch news .

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/ippis-poly-workers-issue-21-day-ultimatum-to-fg/%3famp=1

Lol...i'm sure the day Naija politicians will be paid minimum wage using IPPIS, they will also go on strike.

SmartProf:
Lol...i'm sure the day Naija politicians will be paid minimum wage using IPPIS, they will also go on strike.

Lol, only few sectors are being paid via IPPIS platform. The NAS, Ministers don't go through this payment method.
Its a pity that most sectors are now realising the insincerity in the government.

OK ooo, ASUU is on strike, then this again

Vanzcharles:


Lol, only few sectors are being paid via IPPIS platform. The NAS, Ministers don't go through this payment method.
Its a pity that most sectors are now realising the insincerity in the government.

I just laugh at the populace that have been brainwashed to believing the govt narrative on IPPIS. With valid reasons from some unions that the system isn't efficient and has led to loads of deductions including not capturing some peculiarities in their allowances one should have a rethink. ASUU even suggested the use of UTAS as an alternative platform, yet the govt paid deaf ears. Only those who are ignorant of all these and more jump to make conclusions on what they know nothing about.

Poor man and their children no even get hope for this country
Make we dey manage poly, since uni dey forever lockdown, dem still follow con lockdown poly join