The Green Chamber on Thursday resolved to broker peace between Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) in government-owned universities across the country.
Following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Abbas Tajudeen who solicited for the House intervention.
In adopting the motion, the House mandated its committees on Finance, Education and Labour and Employment to intervene in the dispute, with a view to identifying the cause of the misunderstanding and ensure amicable resolution of the crisis.
The committees are expected to report back to the House in two weeks for further legislative actions.
In his argument, Hon. Tajudeen informed the House that ASUU has been on a loggerhead with the federal government over the implementation of IPPIS in federal universities.
He also expressed concern over the industrial action threat issued by the university lecturers if the government attempts to enforce the implementation of the policy.
He further observed that though IPPIS, which was conceived in October 2006 by the Federal Government as part of its reform programme, has been effective in curbing the ambiguous of ghost workers, there is need to find a middle ground between the government and ASUU.
He argued that it was imperative for the House to wade in immediately and broker truce between the government and ASUU, so as to prevent the issue from escalating into an industrial dispute.