Abubakar Hassan Fulata, head of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education, has denied allegations made by an online media outlet that lawmakers wanted a certain amount of money in exchange for clearing the education sector’s 2025 budget.
Fulata, who also serves as the principal chairman of the House Committees on Education, stated that the charge was intended to undermine parliamentarians’ efforts, notably those of his committee, to enhance the country’s educational standards.
In an interview with media on Tuesday, Fulata indicated that he would not normally reply to Premium Times’ charges, but chose to do so in order to prevent deceiving the public about the committee’s work and the 10th House of Representatives.
Fulata added that President Bola Tinubu kindly removed universities and other educational institutions from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, or IPPIS, in response to legislators’ opposition to their inclusion.
He describes IPPIS as “anti-intellectual, anti-academic, and retrogressive.”
He also stated that about a year after the present government was inaugurated, several universities and higher institutions lacked governing bodies. Recognizing the significance of this, the House of Representatives accepted his resolution encouraging the President to establish the councils. Councils were formed shortly after the resolution was passed.
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