A software firm, Soft Alliance and Resources Limited, Lagos, have said it is only the university workers that are complaining about the efficiency of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen, Director, Business Development, Soft Alliance and Resources Limited, Kola Lasaki, stated that over 100 Ministries, Departments and Agencies made use of the IPPIS as a payment platform, adding that it came as a surprise when the unions alleged that IPPIS was an imported solution.
Lasaki revealed that the company had offices in Ikeja, Lagos, Bayelsa, and Ekiti, saying they were being patronised by many state governments.
However, Lasaki, said, “It is an indigenous company built by Nigerian engineers. There is misinformation by those alleging that IPPIS is foreign-developed software. It was built in Nigeria and supported by Nigerian engineers and hoisted in Nigeria and it was done in the light of maintaining low budget.
“The company is about 17 years since 2004. It is not only Nigerian universities that are on the platform. Everyone in the different MDAs, over 100 MDAs are not complaining about IPPIS but only university workers. If you ply a road and everyone is using the solution and you are on board saying the application can’t do this and that.
“So many things can account for you not getting what you think you should get in terms of your salary. In IPPIS all taxes are harmonised, if you have been short-paying government, with IPPIS, you can’t do that.
“There is verifiable evidence to show that all the requirements from ASUU bordering on secondary assignment, sabbatical, visiting, adjunct activities, etc have been adequately addressed in the Software. We need to sit and check where the problems are and resolve them.’’
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