NBBF Crisis: Stakeholders Set To Take Legal Action Against FIBA Africa

Joel Ajayi

Stakeholders of the Nigeria Basketball federation NBBF has resolved to take legal action against FIBA AFRICA if it failed to resolve the crisis of the federation as they promised 

It will be recalled that two years ago, the FIBA Africa fact finding delegations had declared Kano election that produced Tijani Umar led and the Abuja election that produced Engr. Musa Kida led board  a came short of the FIBA statues thereby declared the two election nulled and viod.

And FIBA had promised to conduct new election that will ursher in authentic leader of the federation but since then FIBA had soiled their hands by recognizing Kida led board with the support of the then minister of sports Bar. Solomon Dalung and Nigeria Olympic  Committee at detriment of Tijani Umar led faction which is against their promise.

Based on this, the Tijani Umar led group during a stakeholders meeting held in Abuja, have agreed to use legal action against FIBA for taken side on the Crisis.

Tijani revealed that no NBBF board is recorgnize following the directive from FIBA.

According to him, in a very sad way, FIBA is gradually becoming part of the problem.

“I don’t want to blame FIBA per say, I want to blame the African office of FIBA for compromising.

“Two years ago FIBA came and said they want to resolve the crisis.

I am so sad that in Africa we have all these shortcomings and we have people who should not speak on our behalf sometimes they on behinds dealing and it’s sad.

“FIBA has box itself into a moral dilemma they made decision that election in Kano came short of the FIBA statues and Abuja election came short also and they said as a result of that executive of FIBA declare the two elections void and they gave time table they even accepted our own constitution.

But with support of ministry, NOC and assistance of FIBA Africa, and they stop the plan new election.

As a legitimate Stakeholders we  are going to ask question, we have given them enough time and we yet to hear anything from them its two years now since the election and FIBA must come and purge itself of this moral Delimma its very important otherwise it have intensity to scandalized FIBA that why stakholders have decided to approach the court for justice.

I think FIBA Africa is going to place in bad light, its not good for us but what ever it take us in doing the right thing we are not going to toil away with it we need to take basket ball to the part of development.” He vowed.

He added that: “We are bringing value to basketball. We actually at this time do not need basketball but someone has to be foot soldier to stand up and do the right thing.

“The stakeholders will not give up, they will not get tired. They will continue to do the right thing. The players are losing their income, they are suffering and disorganized. The local leagues are very dear to our heart. We are not pretending. They are suffering.

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