Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development yesterday announced the indefinite suspension of the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF)’s elective congress slated for Saturday, October 30, 2021, in Benin.
Core Reporters had reported earlier that the embattled caretaker committee chairman, Engineer Ahmed Musa Kida was going to step aside, and that the elective congress was also going to be put on hold. With the suspension of the elective congress indefinitely by the ministry, Onus is now on Kida to step aside on his caretaker position.
However, the announcement by the ministry yesterday evening came to some stakeholders as a shock, but we had long expected this.
In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Ismaila Abubakar, it noted that the decision to suspend the elective congress became necessary to avert further deterioration of the leadership crisis that has engulfed the federation.
It noted that a rancour-free development of basketball in Nigeria is of utmost importance to the ministry and stakeholders as well, therefore advised all concerned to take note and comply
The statement read in parts, “Having reviewed the crisis around the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and in consideration of the several attempts by the supervising Ministry to resolve the lingering crisis and fractionalization in the Basketball family, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD) hereby directs an indefinite suspension of the NBBF Elective Congress scheduled for 30 October 2021 in Benin City.
“All concerned Stakeholders are expected to take note and comply.
“This decision is necessary to avert further deterioration of the leadership crisis and towards finding a workable solution to the current disagreements within the Federation. The rancour-free Development of Basketball in Nigeria is of utmost importance.
“The recent elections into the NBBF Board from the various Constituencies (i.e Zones, NAWIS, Military/Paramilitary, NAPHER.SD, etc) stand and those elected therefrom remain Members-Elect,” the stamen said.
