FG removes federal tertiary institutions from IPPIS

The Federal Government has finally shut down the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) for federal tertiary institutions (FTIs). This comes as the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) said that no directive has been issued to workers to change the financial institutions registered on the platform as their salary accounts.

The FG approved the removal of FTIs from the IPPIS platform. The issue of inclusion of workers of Federal tertiary institutions in the IPPIS has been a contentious one with the workers insisting they should not be included and even embarked on strike action to drive home their demand.

Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, who confirmed the shutdown of the platform said: “It was only natural for the IPPIS platform for FTIs to be shut down, given the federal government’s directive to remove these institutions from the system.” He also revealed that November salaries for FTIs would be processed through the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS).

Meanwhile, the OAGF, in a statement on Monday, clarified that it has not directed the change of salary accounts of workers. It said the IPPIS Office gives utmost priority to the wellbeing of workers, and will not issue any directive that will mislead, misguide or cause unnecessary panic to workers.

It explained that whenever there is an application for a change of salary account, such is always a personal decision of the worker concerned, adding that the IPPIS Office had no reason to issue any general directive to this effect.

The OAGF tasked financial institutions to implement necessary strategies to boost customers’ confidence and guarantee efficient fulfilment of their obligations to persons whose salaries are domiciled in such financial institutions and Nigerians in general.

It noted that there are agencies that are statutorily mandated to determine the health as well as the viability of financial institutions and expressed optimism that the agencies are up to the task.