Federal Government Faces Worker Protests as 17,000 Employees Delisted from IPPIS Platform
Federal civil servants have expressed their outrage over the removal of more than 17,000 workers from the federal government’s monthly payroll through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
Sources indicate that the federal government took the drastic step of delisting over 17,000 government employees from the IPPIS platform due to their failure to comply with a crucial five-year verification exercise.
However, civil servants aligned with the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) have raised concerns about the IPPIS verification process.
Comrade Tommy Etim Okon, the President of ASCSN, addressed journalists in Abuja, shedding light on several issues with the IPPIS system. He revealed that the portal contained the names of Personal Assistants (PAs), Special Advisers (SAs), and, in some instances, former Ministers who had served in previous administrations.
While calling for calm among workers and assuring them that measures were underway to rectify the situation, Okon also criticized his fellow civil servants, questioning why many genuine workers appeared unaware of the ongoing verification exercise.
Notably, the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation has granted affected employees, who were mistakenly omitted from the IPPIS portal, a one-week window to submit their documentation for updates, provided they have legitimate cases.
Mr Okon stated, “We raised the alarm based on information we received just a few days ago. We learned that over 17,000 workers in the core civil service did not complete the online verification conducted by the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation. In response, we initiated discussions with the government through the HoSF. This was driven by the apprehension among our members and the prevailing socioeconomic challenges.
Upon further investigation, we discovered that even within some government agencies, the IPPIS portal included the names of PAs, SAs, and even former Ministers, despite their political office roles in various administrations.”