ASUU Declines Comment on the Outcome of its Meeting with Buhari

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The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declined comment on the outcome of its meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The ASUU leadership was led by its President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi.

The meeting was at the instance of the university lecturers who have been resisting enrolling in the Federal Government`s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

Buhari had ordered the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning to stop the payment of salaries of Federal Government workers, including members of ASUU, who failed to enroll on the IPPIS platform by October 31st, 2019.

The government later extended the deadline to November 30, 2019.

The meeting which was presided over by President Buhari was attended by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed and Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

Others included the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige and Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.