Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation newly acknowledged by FIBA Babatunde Ogunade has tasked the Sports ministry to come up with a verified position challenging the authenticity of the Amadu Kida led board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation after the acknowledgement of the NBBF Benin election by FIBA and requesting same to confirm the other members of the Nigeria Basketball Federation board that will pilot the affairs of Basketball in Nigeria for the next four years.
Ogunade speaking in a chat with www.brila.net stressed that the process leading to the emergence of the NBBF board Benin election was midwifed by the Sports ministry ab initio via the elective Congress which was conducted in accordance with the Ministry’s directive to have a constitution which eventually form the basis of the conduct and emergence of the Benin election.
He added that now that FIBA’s position has been clarified, the Sports ministry should come out with a clear position too.
