The Nigeria Basketball Federation Electoral Committee has finished screening candidates for the October 15 elective congress in Abuja, clearing four aspirants for the presidency and disqualifying one. The committee is chaired by Dr Lanre Glover.
Olumide Oyedeji, Igoche Mark, Mustapha Abdullahi and Ejike Ugboaja were cleared to contest the top job. Ayo Bakare was disqualified after his nomination forms arrived at 2.12pm on October 8, 12 minutes after the 2pm deadline. Igoche Mark has until Monday to submit his tax clearance or face disqualification.
Ugo Udezue is the only vice-presidential candidate. Zonal contests feature two candidates each in the South-South, North West and South West, with Osaze Omorodion and Fubara Fibika cleared in the South-South, Yusuf Surajo and Shaibu Mohammed in the North West, and Adesanya Babatunde Abiola and Babatunde Ogunade Omotayo in the South West. Abubakar Abba Kaka (North East), Abdullahi Mustapha (North Central) and Udezue (South East) are uncontested.
The committee set three conditions on the federation, including affiliate membership decisions by October 14 and an international representative letter from FIBA. The body was approved at the NBBF Extraordinary Congress in Yola, Adamawa State, where 39 of 44 delegates endorsed it. The congress begins at 9am on October 15 in Abuja.
