Facilitate Presidential Directive On IPPIS Implementation, Provosts Urge Education Minister

Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria have appealed to the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman to facilitate the implementation of the presidential directive to take Colleges of Education out of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System(IPPIS).

The ministry’s Director, Press & Public Relations, Ben Goong in a statement, disclosed that the appeal was made when the Chairman of the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education, Prof. Faruk Haruna and the Chairman of the Committee of provosts of Federal Colleges of Education Dr. Ali Adamu paid him a courtesy visit at the ministry.

THE WHISTLER reported last year that the Federal Government removed tertiary institutions from the IPPIS following appeal by the various Unions in the tertiary institutions.

Responding to their plea, Prof. Mamman said that the ministry will do everything possible within the ambit of the law to implement the directives.

Tahir also promised a consistent and positive interface with the committee to ensure industrial peace and harmony in the nation’s Colleges of Education.

Also speaking, the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu commended 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 the colleges.

Sununu also called on the provosts 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 the nation’s educational system.

He added that the ministry will continue to work hard to create incentives for teachers as well as mobilize enrolment into the Colleges of Education.