The group made its position known to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, warning that it “will do the sport no good”.
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The KingsMen dropped their first game at the ongoing tournament as they lost 66-78 to Benue Braves in the last group game of the campaign.
Johnson Anaiye led the way with 13 points, going 4/6 from the 3-point range, while Hoopers’ captain Victor Anthony Koko had a great game from both ends shooting 12 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in the game.
The team made up of Ikenna Ndugba (Greensboro Swarm, NBA G League), Uchenna Iroegbu (Free agent), Michael Okiki (Gombe Bulls), Ben Emelogu (Rouen Metropolitan, France), Michael Oriakhi (Rivers Hoopers), Michael Gbinijie (Santa Cruz Warriors, NBA G League) and Ibe Agu (Customs, Abuja) will be coached by Alan Major and assisted by Ogoh Odaudu.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Ismaila Abubakar, made this known.
Dare said this at the inauguration of the 11-man Committee team in Abuja.
The NBBF in a statement said it was not the business of the sports ministry to make such move.
Nile University defeated host- University of Lagos 69-61 points after trailing with as much as 15pts in the opening minutes.
Entertaining questions from journalists, Engr Musa Kida, who was unanimously returned as the NBBF’s president, said the symbolic election heralds a new dawn with the domestic league at the centre of the board’s plan.
Following the final screening of interested candidates, eight contestants have been cleared by the Dr. Lanre Glover-led Electoral Committee.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary, the federation said the Reconciliatory Committee set up by the Minister never recommended a change in venue but only urged the ministry to earnestly resume the electoral process already started by the NBBF on the 9th of October as the committee fully understood the sole right and responsibility of the NBBF Congress in the 2019 constitution.
With five points from a possible six and a superior point difference, the team sits comfortably atop group A ahead of the next round of games coming up by the 27th of June, 2022.
The warning became necessary after the Taskforce whose membership remained shrouded in secrecy invited teams to Abuja for a purported Final 8.
This declaration was contained in its later dated 10th, November addressed to NBBF President, Engr Musa Kida and the Nigeria Olympic Committee.
Many concerned Nigerians are uncertain about the future of the game over the activities of the government backed Taskforce recently announced to run the affairs of the NBBF pending its election which the government indefinitely postponed.
Engr. Kida stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Sports on Thursday.
Rising from its extraordinary congress held on Thursday, 28th of October, 2021 via Zoom to discuss the position of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, the congress agreed that sorting out pending issues is in the long term interest of the sport in Nigeria.
In a letter addressed to Kida and Professor Florence Adeyanju, member, Caretaker Committee, NBBF, the sports ministry thanked the duo for their contributions to the development of basketball in Nigeria.
The electoral process backed by a duly certified constitution by the Congress is the first of its kind in the history of Nigerian basketball.
The committee reiterated its commitment to organising a free and fair election while providing a level playing field for all interested candidates.