Obaigbena, THISDAY Publisher
The 20th Anniversary shindig, Prince Nduka Obaigbena planned for his newspaper company, THISDAY may not hold finally if the threats coming from the  Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) will be implemented.

 Obaigbena, Publisher/Chairman of THISDAY has approved the 2oth anniversary celebration  to hold on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island.

However, the NUJ has added a fiat, that it will only hold if Obaigbena pays outstanding salaries of journalists working there who are being owed for months.

A statement by the National President of NUJ, Waheed Odusile, on Friday in Lagos said that the publisher of Thisday, Mr Nduka Obaigbena had been notified.

It said that if the management failed to effect the payment by 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, the Union would disrupt the organisation’s 20th anniversary celebration.

The statement said that the letter sent to Obaigbenna on Wednesday, noted that the action would take place with the full backing of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress.

It said it was particularly pained that Obaigbena had reneged on his promise after assuring the NUJ leadership of the payment.

``There is no going back on the disruption of the company’s 20th anniversary celebration except the flamboyant publisher pays his workers by 2 p.m. on Friday,’’ it added.

It will be recalled that the referred promise was made few weeks ago when the NUJ, Lagos Council picked the company over the unpaid salary arrears