IPPIS will accommodate lecturers genuine concerns – FG – TheNigerialawyer

The Federal Government has assured university lecturers that the
Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) will
accommodate and efficiently address all their genuine concerns and
peculiarities.

A statement from the Office Accountant General of the Federation
(OAGF), said the AGF Mr. Ahmed Idris, gave the assurance when the
Committee of Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities visited him
in Abuja.

The Accountant General of the Federation, while responding to
concerns raised by the Vice Chancellors on the recent enrolment of
university staff into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel
Information System (IPPIS), assured that ‘all rules and
peculiarities in the universities that are recognized by the
government will be accommodated and implemented through IPPIS’.

He directed the University Vice Chancellors to get their
lecturers to state all the peculiarities rules of engagement
equally; we are ready to go by the rules of engagement. All the
rules that are recognized by the government in the universities, we
will go by these rules, none will be set aside’, he said.

Idris said the objection by the academic staff of the
universities to the IPPIS is unfounded as the Federal Government
has, during many meetings with the universities, assured them that
the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) was
not to take away the autonomy of the universities, but to make the
management of personnel more efficient.

He stated that the practice where universities recruited staff
not minding whether their budget would accommodate such employment
was responsible for the issue of shortfall in personnel
revenue.

He explained that the Integrated Payroll and Personnel
Information System (IPPIS) would help the universities solve the
problem of shortfall in personnel revenue as the recruitment and
remuneration of staff would be more efficient.

The Accountant General of the Federation said at the end of the
last enrollment exercise, a total of 8,146 academic and 86, 844
non-academic staff of federal universities were enrolled into the
Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

He said the figures represented more than 70% of the staff of
federal universities.

Idris solicited the cooperation of the Vice-Chancellors with the
government, ‘as the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and
Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and other financial reform
initiatives aimed at entrenching probity and transparency in the
system have come to stay’.

Chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Vice
Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Prof Muhammad Bello,
reported challenges encountered during the just concluded
enrollment of university staff into the Integrated Payroll and
Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and requested the Accountant
General of the Federation to help resolve them.

Yuletide: Police Provide adequate Security in
Zamfara
In view of the Forthcoming Christmas and New year Celebrations
slated for 25th/26th December, 2019 and 1st January, 2020, the
Zamfara State Police Command has made an adequate security
arrangement to ensure hitch – free events, before, during and after
the Celebrations.

To this end, the Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Nagogo psc+
directed Area Commanders, DPOS/ Tactical unit Commanders to
intensify Raids on identified criminal hideouts, sustain the
ongoing rigorous patrols and Stop and search Operations.

The CP further Warns Police personnel deployed for this critical
assignment to be professional in the discharge of their duties.
This includes professional use of firearms as well as other
conduct.

Members of the public especially parent and guardians are
enjoined to Cooperate with the Police in the maintenance of Law and
order throughout the period of the Celebrations. Also caution their
wards against the use of fireworks/knock outs during this
Yuletide.

Consequently, All officers in the Command especially DPOs and
other tectical commanders are placed on red alert at their
respective area of responsibility to respond promptly to any
distress calls from members of the Public.

4. The Commissioner of Police further directed such officers to
ensure visiting rounds of all vulnerable areas and black spots are
sustained to avoid unwarranted incidents and unprofessional conduct
by policemen.

Use of Knock-outs,Fire crackers and other forms of fireworks in
the State constitute a serious security threats and are hereby
banned.

The Commissioner of Police while congratulating the christian
faithful for the Christmas Celebration, urges them to continue to
be law abiding citizens and also cooperate with the police by
giving the Command useful information on activities of Criminal
elements in the State.

SP Mohammed Shehu PPRO Zamfara State Police Command.
For -Commissioner of Police
Zamfara State Command