OAGF Decentralises IPPIS Operations, Tasks Role Players On Integrity, Dedication

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has
decentralised the operations of the Integrated Personnel and
Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

This implies that government Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) can on their own address a number of issues that
they currently bring to the IPPIS headquarters in Abuja.

The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris FCNA made
this known in Lagos at the training /Sensitization workshop for
IPPIS Role Players in the South-West zone.

He said with the new arrangement, MDAs can carry out such
operations as suspension of staff salary where applicable, change
bank accounts of staff, effect approved deductions, update staff
grade levels and job titles as well as pay arrears. He noted that
MDAs would however not be able to carry out operations like
changing the date of birth, date of employment and the name of an
employee.

Idris said the decentralisation of the operatioms of the IPPIS
became necessary to reduce the pressure on the IPPIS headquarters
and expressed optimism that the arrangement will enhance greater
efficiency in the management of the payroll system.

Represented by the Director Consolidated Account Department in
the OAGF, Dr. Zubairu Salami mni, the Accountant General of the
Federation pointed out that the training workshop was meant to keep
the IPPIS Role Players abreast with the operations of the policy to
enhance their capacity to take full ownership of their respective
payrolls and efficiently discharge their responsibilities in the
centralized platform.

While reaffirming the enormity of the assignment and
expectations of the government, Idris tasked the IPPIS Role Players
to be more security conscious, and exercise due diligence in the
discharge of their assignment.

“At present, Nigeria needs men and women with high level of
integrity, dexterity, honesty, diligence and sense of purpose to
help reposition the country for the better. As a Role Player, you
are an important part of the complex machinery that is meant to
ensure the success of the IPPIS policy. Your schedule is a trust
and you are expected to be above board. You should be agents of
positive change and appreciable progress”, he said.

He noted that the IPPIS is one of the key reform initiatives of
the Federal Government as it not only provides a platform for
payment of personnel emoluments, but maintains a database for
information and actions on government workforce. He said this
position underscored the resolve by the Federal Government to
evolve permanent solutions to hitches that may be observed in the
operations of the policy.

The special training workshop organized by the Office of the
Accountant General of the Federation for IPPIS Role Players in
Federal Government agencies commenced three weeks ago and has been
successfully held in all the six geopolitical zones, namely;
North-West, North-East, South-East, South-South, North-Central and
the South-West.

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has
decentralised the operations of the Integrated Personnel and
Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

This implies that government Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) can on their own address a number of issues that
they currently bring to the IPPIS headquarters in Abuja.

The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris FCNA made
this known in Lagos at the training /Sensitization workshop for
IPPIS Role Players in the South-West zone.

He said with the new arrangement, MDAs can carry out such
operations as suspension of staff salary where applicable, change
bank accounts of staff, effect approved deductions, update staff
grade levels and job titles as well as pay arrears. He noted that
MDAs would however not be able to carry out operations like
changing the date of birth, date of employment and the name of an
employee.

Idris said the decentralisation of the operatioms of the IPPIS
became necessary to reduce the pressure on the IPPIS headquarters
and expressed optimism that the arrangement will enhance greater
efficiency in the management of the payroll system.

Represented by the Director Consolidated Account Department in
the OAGF, Dr. Zubairu Salami mni, the Accountant General of the
Federation pointed out that the training workshop was meant to keep
the IPPIS Role Players abreast with the operations of the policy to
enhance their capacity to take full ownership of their respective
payrolls and efficiently discharge their responsibilities in the
centralized platform.

While reaffirming the enormity of the assignment and
expectations of the government, Idris tasked the IPPIS Role Players
to be more security conscious, and exercise due diligence in the
discharge of their assignment.

“At present, Nigeria needs men and women with high level of
integrity, dexterity, honesty, diligence and sense of purpose to
help reposition the country for the better. As a Role Player, you
are an important part of the complex machinery that is meant to
ensure the success of the IPPIS policy. Your schedule is a trust
and you are expected to be above board. You should be agents of
positive change and appreciable progress”, he said.

He noted that the IPPIS is one of the key reform initiatives of
the Federal Government as it not only provides a platform for
payment of personnel emoluments, but maintains a database for
information and actions on government workforce. He said this
position underscored the resolve by the Federal Government to
evolve permanent solutions to hitches that may be observed in the
operations of the policy.

The special training workshop organized by the Office of the
Accountant General of the Federation for IPPIS Role Players in
Federal Government agencies commenced three weeks ago and has been
successfully held in all the six geopolitical zones, namely;
North-West, North-East, South-East, South-South, North-Central and
the South-West.