The Federal Government has pledged that it will do everything within the ambit of the law to facilitate the full implementation of presidential directives on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as it affects tertiary institutions in the country.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman Tahir, made the commitment in his office Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the leadership of the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria.
In a statement signed by the Director of Media and Public Relations, Mr. Ben Goong, Tahir also promised a consistent and positive interface with the committee to ensure industrial peace and harmony in the nation’s Colleges of Education.
Speaking in the same vein, the Minister of State, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, admonished the positive attitude of the leadership of the Colleges of Education, adding that the ministry will reciprocate the gesture in order to ensure a harmonious working relationship between the ministry and all Colleges of Education nationwide.
The statement read: “Dr Sununu called on the leadership of the Colleges of Education and relevant stakeholders to close ranks with the ministry to ensure improved enrolment of students into the colleges in order to guarantee steady supply of qualified teachers at the basic level of our educational system.
“The minister added that the ministry will continue to work hard to create incentives for teachers, as well as mobilize enrolment into the Colleges of Education.
“Speaking earlier, Chairman of the Committee of all Provosts of Colleges of Education nationwide, Professor Faruk Haruna, and the Chairman of the Committee of Provosts of Federal Colleges of Education, Dr. Ali Adamu, were unanimous in appealing to the ministers to facilitate the implementation of the presidential directive to take Colleges of Education out of the IPPIS.”
Ugochi Olivia Ubah is an Educator and a Writer
