Ogunyemi has disclosed that the
government asked for his members’ bank account numbers to allow for the payment
of February and March 2020 salaries that were withheld, the BVNs were not
submitted and expressed sadness that the government went behind to access the
BVNs.
government asked for his members’ bank account numbers to allow for the payment
of February and March 2020 salaries that were withheld, the BVNs were not
submitted and expressed sadness that the government went behind to access the
BVNs.
What the government did was not only illegal
but criminal. When they seized our February and March 2020 salaries and after a
series of meetings, they agreed to pay us, they only requested our account
numbers.
but criminal. When they seized our February and March 2020 salaries and after a
series of meetings, they agreed to pay us, they only requested our account
numbers.
We were surprised that they went ahead
to harvest our BVN details. This is uncalled for. We are going to take them up
on that. They are just being clever by half. They think they can enrol us in
the IPPIS through the backdoor.
to harvest our BVN details. This is uncalled for. We are going to take them up
on that. They are just being clever by half. They think they can enrol us in
the IPPIS through the backdoor.
He further stated; We have not changed
our position on IPPIS. It is not good for the university system and cannot work.
It lacks the flexibility to be deployed in the university system. Look at how
they are mutilating salaries of workers and coming up with cock and bull story
of tax deductions and others. As we speak now, some of our members are yet to
get their February and March salaries.
our position on IPPIS. It is not good for the university system and cannot work.
It lacks the flexibility to be deployed in the university system. Look at how
they are mutilating salaries of workers and coming up with cock and bull story
of tax deductions and others. As we speak now, some of our members are yet to
get their February and March salaries.
On whether ASUU will call off its
ongoing strike if schools are reopened soon, Ogunyemi said it depends on the
government meeting the union’s demands.
ongoing strike if schools are reopened soon, Ogunyemi said it depends on the
government meeting the union’s demands.
The ASUU boss urged the government to
see the education sector as critical to the development of the country and
accord it the needed priority.
see the education sector as critical to the development of the country and
accord it the needed priority.
