NBBF Elections Hold in Benin on October 30

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

The Congress of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has scheduled the elections into the executive board of the federation for Benin on October 30, 2021.

The ratification was made yesterday at its extraordinary congress held at Hotel de Bentley in Abuja and attended by the basketball chairmen and secretaries from all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

It also adopted that Dr. Lanre Glover should chair the proposed Electoral Committee, with Mohammed Sani Fema acting as his deputy. The members of the committee are Dr. Femi Olugbile and Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi while Emmanuel Okibe will act as Secretary.

The congress also approved the appointment of Mrs. Ize Matebese as Chairman of the 2021 NBBF Electoral Appeals Committee alongside General David Lubo (rtd.) (Member) and Emmanuel Zira as Secretary.

The Caretaker Chairman of NBBF, Musa Kida, who chaired the congress, requested all the stakeholders to submit any observations for addition or amendment to the constitution for process according the Article 38 of NBBF approved Constitution.

This was unanimously agreed as part of the ongoing process to amend the constitutions which was described as a continuous exercise as enshrined in the constitution.

In attendance was the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary Ismaila Abubakar.

President Nigerian Table Tennis Federation, Ishaku Tikon, represented the Nigeria Olympic Committee President, Habu Gumel, Dr. Simon Ebhojiaye, Acting Director (FEAD) was also on ground alongside Prof. Florence Adeyanju, member, Caretaker Committee, NBBF.