By Daud Olatunji

ABEOKUTA—The South West leadership of the Trade Union Congress, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over non-payment of workers’ salaries.

The leaders of the TUC in the South West, Comrade Olubunmi Fajobi, who led others arrived Obasanjo’s Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital around 12: 30pm, quickly went into a closed-door meeting with the former President.

They pleaded with former President Olusegun Obasanjo to intervene in the lingering crisis between the workers and governors of the six South Western states.

Addressing newsmen shortly after the closed door meeting, which lasted for an hour, Comrade Fajobi said the labour leaders have decided to enlist the assistance of the former president over the matter, saying, they are highly convinced that Obasanjo commands greater respect among the affected governors.

Fajobi, who is also the chairman of the Ogun State chapter of TUC however, listed some of the labour’s demands to include non-payment of workers’ salaries running into about 13 months.