The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the delay in the capture and payment of Nnamdi Azikiwe University staff and other Nigerians on the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS).
The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion brought by Hon. Lillian Orogbu at plenary.
While presenting her motion, Hon. Orogbu observed that Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka is a Federal accredited University by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria and an institution where the revered foremost nationalist, the Late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was immortalized and honoured with a Federal University in his fatherland, Anambra State.
She observed that in 2019, the University Governing Council upon approval for recruitment embarked on recruitment for teaching and non-teaching staff and the recruited staff were directed to register and enrol with the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform for the payment of staff salaries and monthly emoluments.
Between the period 2019 and till date, only a few staff have been captured and paid leaving a majority of the staff working for the university for three years and above without salary.
She stated that the Federal Government of Nigeria in October 2006 conceptualized the idea for Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), which commenced in April 2007. The idea is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in storing Nigerian workers’ personnel records and administration monthly payroll to enhance workers confidence in prompt salary payment directly to Government
employee’s bank account with appropriate deductions and remittances of third-party payments.
She said the House is also aware that there is a massive nationwide complaint on the unjustified delay for capture and nonpayment of workers’ allowances, non-remittance of loans to banks, unexplained deductions, non-issuance of pay slips and unbelievable delay to capturing newly employed workers in the platform.
“Cognizant that if urgent measures are not taken to rescue, capture and pay the helpless workers of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka and the other Nigerian workers in the Universities and MDAs who are having the same challenge with the current economic realities, their lives and that of their families will be in danger.” Hon. Orogbu said.
The House resolved to invite the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Accountant-General of the Federation, the Managers of IPPIS and other relevant stakeholders to appear before the Committees on Governmental Affairs and Tertiary Education Services (when constituted) to capture and immediately pay the workers of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State and other Nigerian workers facing the same challenge and report back within four weeks for further legislative action.
Emmanuel Ukoh
