Timeline
Abuja, May 29, 2018 (NAN) The Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) has set dates for the revision of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Statutes in a bid to resolve the federation’s lingering leadership tussle.
In a letter written to the NBBF addressed to Musa Kida and Tijjani Umar and signed by its Secretary General Patrick Baumann, FIBA said the revision of NBBF Statutes was one of the necessary steps before fresh elections.
“The process of reviewing the NBBF Statutes shall be under FIBA’s directions…
“During the revision process, FIBA will consult with both parties and other important stakeholders in Nigerian basketball,” the letter stated.
According to the letter, consultation with relevant stakeholders must be completed on July 30, 2018, while deadline for the first revision of the Statutes was set at August 31, 2018.
Deadline for another round of consultation with stakeholders is on September 14, 2018, before a final review and approval of new Statutes by FIBA on October 15, 2018.
FIBA said this process has to be accomplished “before elections are contemplated”, although the preliminary timeline is subject to change at the association’s discretion.
FIBA also directed Kida and Umar to submit the versions of the NBBF’s Statutes in their possession to it by Monday, June 4, 2018.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kida and Umar have been at loggerheads after parallel elections into the board of the NBBF were held in Kano and Abuja on June 12 and 13, 2017 respectively.
However, FIBA insisted it would continue to communicate with Kida and the board elected on June 13 as representatives of the NBBF. (NAN)
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Edited by Felix Ajide