Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES' Azeezat Adedigba, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Biodun Ogunyemi, speaks on the lingering strike; alleged corruption in accreditation process; government withholding members' salaries and Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), among other issues.

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PT: University students have been at home since March, first because of COVID-19, but it has since been about ASUU strike. The only losers in these strikes are the students and their parents. Can't ASUU think of a different way of seeking redress for its grievances without inflicting 'collateral damage' on students, parents and the country?

Ogunyemi: In the firs...