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NBBF Elections put on hold till further notice

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5 years ago

September 30, 2021

….Basketball is greater than any Individual- Engr. Kida

… Resolutions of NBBF crisis made-Kahleh

As part of determination to ensure all Nigerian Basketball Stakeholders participated Federation, Ministry under the leadership of Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare has has put election into Basketball Federation on hold to enable them clear all the grey areas.

The Election was suspended until the issues surrounding their Constitution are resolved after Minister’s Meeting witb all stakeholders on Wednesday Night in Abuja .

The Minister and the Nigeria Olympics Committee NOC presided over the Basketball Stakeholders meeting where both factions (Engr Kida Kida and Tijani Umar factions) were given 21 days to resolve the contending issues.

Based on this, the Extra Ordinary Congress as well as Zonal, Players Technical Reps elections are out on hold pending resolution of the contending issues.

Addressing journalists in Abuja after the meeting, former president of FIBA Africa, Muktar Kahleh said; “The meeting was very successful, the two parties met and discussed, the honorable minister and NOC president were there and Directors of federal ministry of sports. We had fruitful discussions and a resolution has been made on how to solve the crisis rocking NBBF.

“The contending issue is the Constitution, some parties are not in agreement with the constitution, and some are, but because of that now the resolution is that both parties should go and look at the Constitution, whatever area they do not agree with, they should write and submit to the ministry and NOC. And 21 days notice has been given, within that period ministry and NOC will look at contending issues and we will call back for how ro resolve the issues.

“The Congress is not taking place anymore, no election for NBBF at the moment until when the issues have been resolve. The two parties have come and sat down and discussed and I think it’s very possible that a peaceful resolution will be arrived at.” He concluded

Speaking shortly after the reconciliation meeting, the Chairman Caretaker Committee of NBBF Engr. Musa Kida said basketball in Nigeria is greater than any individuals

According stated this in Abuja on Wednesday Night shortly after a marathon reconciliation meeting with other group and Minister of Youth and Sports Development Kida said that survival of basketball supercedes his personal interest.

“What came was for the interest of Basketball and for the interest of all the stakeholders coming together to make Basketball work in Nigeria, and also conform with a larger picture than Basketball is bigger than individual.

“The result of it has been that there is a contention of whether the constitution would be used or not, based on the advice that the Honourable Minister has gotten from the NOC and and his legal team which he agreed to.

“The constitution of NBBF is an approved constitution by FIBA, and it has been read at the floor of the congress. The NBBF does have a constitution, that is going to be the mother document going forward.

“They also recommended that there are some parties who showed some worried over certain issues in the constitution and the Ministry believed this can be corrected quickly if they so agreed by the congress of NBBF which is sole approving body.

“Everyone was told to lodge whatever they believed is their complain, and there will be a 21 days of consultations and they will allow the NBBF congress to come and deliberate on those clauses, after which the NBBF elections will then be organized.

” This is a very same way of taking a lot of people along in the development of the game in the country.

” Nigeria Basketball is much bigger than Musa Kida. I know I’m a stakeholder in this matter, when you talk about the presence tense of Basketball, I will be counted among those. But what I do think is bigger than Musa Kida.

“Basketball in Nigeria must bigger than Musa Kida, and Musa Kida must not be seen as a road block to such a very noble initiative to get all basketball families together, as this will make our constitution good and everyone will do his job better.

” I will say that the greatest achievement is that we have a constitution and secondly that the constitution will be used to amend those things that needs to be improved upon. That will be the interest of Musa Kida as the Chairman Caretaker Committee of the NBBF.” He said.

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Fresh Ideas, Science Needed to Revitalise Basketball —ABA

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6 days ago

September 27, 2026

The Gleamer

Cyril Ogar

President/Founder, Amateur Basketball Academies, ABA, Aliyu Lucky Abubakar has called for a scientific and pragmatic approach to rediscovering the game of basketball in the North East.

The former player of many teams in Nigeria stated this on Saturday during training of coaches in Yola, Adamawa State.

Aliyu said the training is aimed to arm Coaches so they can, in turn, reach the children, especially those that ABA may not. The Deputy Comptroller in Nigeria Customs Service decried non-challant attitudes of the stakeholders in the development of basketball in the North East.

” Basketball is fading in the North East, and we at ABA will not allow it to die.”

“Adamawa was once a force in the game of basketball but had fallen behind. Our plan is to discover talent through coaching training, nurture it, and carry it from state level to the national team, and eventually, the global stage.” The basketball administrator said.

In his keynote message to the participants, which centered on the theme, “HOPE,” Harnessing opportunity, Organising for excellence, Promoting players’ development, and Empowering the next generation, Aliyu said, is far more than a drill instructors.

” Every child you see on a basketball court has a dream, and it is our job as a coach to spot it early and give it somewhere to go.” He concluded.

In his lecture titled, ” Who is a Coach”, Emmanuel Odah, the head Coach, FCT Basketball and former National Juniors team, described a coach as a committed, organised, affectionate, caring and humble.

” Commitment is consistency, and consistency is mother of progress; humility comes first because a coach who can not control himself can never control a game,” Odah insisted.

Other instructors at the training include ABA head of technical, Coach Adeka Daudu, as well as Coach Alexander Anyebe Ujoh, who spoke about the relationship between a coach and child in his care.

Coaches at the training commended ABA for its boldness to give hopes to basketball coaches all over the country. They promised that lessons learned would reshape and reset their mind on the job. They said the training will help them in understanding their role not only as an instructor but also grooming the children for a better future.

Among guests at the event include FCT Acting Director of Sports, Mr. Iyiola Ogundele and Bayelsa Veteran Basketball administrator, Coach Tony

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