Contrary to allegations by the oil workers that the IPPIS platform was fraught with technical challenges, Mr Idris said since its roll out, the system has continued to operate with little or no challenges.
Mr Idris was quoted by his spokesperson, Henshaw Ogubike, as saying that apart from the initial hiccups experienced at the early stages of the rollout, the IPPIS platform has continued to function with minimal challenges.
The unions said the strike was in pursuit of their demand for the government to stop their members from being enrolled on the IPPIS payment system, which they described as “defective and fraught with technical issues”. They accused the OAGF of insisting on enrolling their members on the IPPIS platform without taking into consideration the peculiarities of the oil and gas industry with regards to the Collective Bargaining Agreement and approved pay structure between the unions and the federal government through the Salaries, Wages and Income Commission.
The president said this was part of efforts to manage the high personnel costs in line with his administration’s commitment to fighting corruption.
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