Following several unsolved issues that has plagued the leadership of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), the International Federation of Basketball Associations (FIBA) has called for fresh elections into the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) as the only means to douse the flames that have perturbed the NBBF since the last year.
The Secretary-General of FIBA, Patrick Bauma related the message in a letter to the NBBF Secretary, Chimezie Asiegbu, the leaders of the two factions in NBBF, Musa Kida and Tijjani Umar, a former NBBF President.
In a statement by Afolabi Oni, the Media Coordinator to the Musa Kida-led NBBF board, FIBA said, “FIBA said this decision became necessary as the June 12 and June 13 elections held in Kano and Abuja respectively failed to meet its statutes,’’
“Communication will still be maintained with Engineer Musa Kida, Babatunde Ogunade, and Chimezie Asiegbu until such time the new elections are held as per our letter of July 26, 2017.
This is arising from FIBA’s Feb. 10 meeting held at FIBA secretariat in Switzerland, the body noted that. “In the absence of an amicable solution between the parties, FIBA Executive Committee has decided that new elections shall be held.” The letter said.
“FIBA will determine when the NBBF statutes are compliant per the above and reserve the right to oversee parts or the entirety of the new elections process,’’ FIBA added in the letter.
