Written by;
Oluwatunmise Adeniji

Comrade Joel Afolayan, a Kwara based Public Policy Analyst and Librarian, has joined labour unions in reiterating that the “no work-no pay” directive by the government is an act of bullying, noting that, although a worker is morally not entitled to get paid for work not done, but the directive infringes on the right of the union to embark on an industrial action.

Speaking on Tuesday, 14th October 2025, as a guest on Diamond Breakfast Show on lingering crisis between the Federal Government and ASUU, describing the government’s threat as unfair, as workers were willing to work.

“The idea of no work, no pay is an extreme of bullying in authority. the reason is this, let’s forget about whether there is a law about no work, no pay, I have in a number of times reiterated that all laws of any land emanate from moral principles to make sure that orderliness is attained and sustained
in every geographical space…”

On the issue of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), the system introduced by the Federal Government to ensure transparent payment of salaries to government employees, Comrade Afolayan acknowledged that the system has indeed been helpful in eliminating ghost workers and cases of false personnel records.

However, since ASUU has maintained that the system does not suit the university structure and has developed University Transparent and Accountability Solution (UTAS), which has been tested and proven as reliable, Comrade Afolayan added that the government’s refusal to adopt it could also be one of the reasons behind the ongoing strike.

“They said they don’t trust IPPIS, nobody can force them to trust it, and they said UTAS has been subjected to integrity test, it passed, then the failure of the government not to embrace UTAS could also be one of the reasons why ASUU should be angry.”

Edited by Nedu OKorie