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At last Kida bends, bows to sports ministry on postponement of NBBF election

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The grandstanding has come to an end as the immediate past president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida has dropped his hard-line position on the election initially slated for this Saturday in Benin.

The ministry of sports had earlier postponed the election, but Kida insisted on going ahead, a situation that prompted the sports ministry to terminate the tenure of a caretaker which Kida headed.

According to information gathered from various sources, the resolution to tow the advise was reached on Thursday by the Elective Congress at a Virtual meeting. 

The radical shift of position after the Congress rejected the ministry’s earlier directive followed an overture by the Chairman of NBBF Caretaker Committee, Ahmadu Musa Kida, who admonished the Congress to respect and appreciate the advise of the ministry to postpone the Elective Congress in order that all the concerns raised for a successful elections onto the NBBF Board for the 2021- 2025 Term of Office could be addressed. 

A signed Communique issued by the Elective Congress said after thorough deliberations, it had unanimously agreed to postpone the Elective Congress by a few weeks. 

The Communique Drafting Committee has as its chairman, Osondu Ngude and Abba Kaka  and Opeyemi Babalola as members, while  Sunday Donald served as the Secretary.

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Among other decisions,the Congress mandated the NBBF President to engage the ministry in a positive discussion for a free, fair, transparent and successful elections to be held to usher in a new Board.

The Congress, in a vote of confidence passed on the NBBF President, Ahmadu Musa Kida, also authorised him to engage the leadership of the ministry in discussions to address their concerns to ensure a safe and secure Elective Congress  as prescribed by the 2019 NBBF approved Constitution. 

The Congress thanked the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare and his team for their unflinching support to the NBBF board, led by  Kida, which ensured  that Nigeria never missed any of its scheduled activities since coming on Board, leading to unprecedented strings of achievements and performances in the history of Basketball in Nigeria. 

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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