The three-man panel, appointed by the basketball’s world governing body, is on a four-day fact-finding mission on the lingering leadership dispute between two factions of the NBBF.
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Dalung told newsmen that he did not play any role in the emergency of Musa Kida as the President of the NBBF.
The NBBF board led by Engr. Musa Kida making reference to the December 12 and 13, 2017 mail written by the Federation of International Basketball Associations, said any move by individuals or group of people to hold any national or parallel leagues is an effort in futility and an attempt to defraud clubs and sponsors of their hard earned cash.
This latest decision was relayed through a letter to the Nigeria Basketball Federation under the leadership of Engineer Musa Kida by FIBA 3×3 Development Manager, Robert Rieblinger.
Tunde Popoola, the Secretary-General of Nigeria Olympic Committee, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday that the NOC had been able to secure an extension from November 30
The Vice President of the Federation, Babs Ogunade, gave an assurance that the decision of the apex body will only establish a solid frame work for future elections in Nigeria
Ogunade told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja that there was the need to intervene in fairness.
Umar told newsmen in Abuja, after emerging from a meeting convened by the Nigeria Olympic Committee, they were ready if fresh elections were needed to end the logjam.
Popoola said this was part of efforts to ensure peace returned to the administration of basketball in Nigeria before the Nov. 30 deadline given by the sport’s world governing body.
The two-day course was held in conjunction with the Nigeria Basketball Federation
This followed the recent 2017 Afrobasket winning feat of the D’Tigress, which has seen the Nigeria emerge as one of the biggest climbers in the latest Nike FIBA World Ranking Women
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that on June 12, the National Sports Federations Elections for NBBF had two elections one in Kano and another in Abuja.
“The NBBF President, Kida, will touch down in Bamako, Mali on Thursday ahead of Friday’s game against Cote d’Ivoire to boost the mood in the camp of the D’Tigress,” an NBBF statement said in Abuja on Friday.