NBBF Elections Will Take Place Soon – Sports Ministry
The Director of Planning Monitoring, and Information of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Peter Nelson, said the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections will take place soon.
Nelson disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the Final 8 basketball Men’s Premier League at the package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
According to him, it is the responsibility of the Ministry to assist all the Federations in case of crisis. He said due to the tussle of leadership between immediate past president, Musa Kida, and the former president, Tijani Umar, the ministry will take over the sports pending when they resolve their matter.
“Any of the federation that has one or two problems that need to be resolved will be taken over by the ministry pending when we resolve the issue,” Nelson said.
Nelson said the NBBF election will take place very soon so basketball will continue to grow in the country.
“There is a reconciliation committee in place and until they finish their job and the Federation comes together is the way forward,” Nelson added. “There is a particular day that they will have the election as soon as they finish the two parties are coming together.”
“Both parties by the time they resolve the issues we should be able to sit down together and fix a particular day that they can go for the congress election.”
Nelson said Nigeria has a greater chance to participate in the Afrobasket Championship with the young talents across the nation yet to be discovered.
“I am very delighted and I really appreciate what the young men are doing in the field of play. These young men are really interested in the sport,” Nelson added.
“They are trying to exposed the skills and and they are really showcasing all what they have. If we go out with this type of young men then Nigeria has a greater chance to participate in the Afrobasket.”
The Rivers Hoopers defeated Gombe Bulls 74-57 to emerge champions of the 2021 Basketball Men’s Premier League.
The 2021 Super 8 Men’s Premier Basketball League is organised by the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development due to the crisis in the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF).
The five-day competition ended on Tuesday.
Rivers Hoopers will represent Nigeria at the 2021 Basketball Africa League (BAL), scheduled to hold later in the year.
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