Mustapha Abdullahi, wey be Director-General of di Energy Commission of Nigeria, don elected president of di Nigeria Basketball Federation on Thursday for Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre for Abuja, as e collect 40 out of di 48 votes dem cast. Former D'Tigers captain Olumide Oyedeji collect eight votes, while former Nigerian international Ejike Ugboaja get none afta e comot from di venue say di process don already set for Abdullahi.
Presidential aspirant Igoche Mark withdraw one day before di election, as e talk say e no believe di process fair. For one petition wey carry date October 12, Mark, Oyedeji and Ugboaja ask President Bola Tinubu make e direct di National Sports Commission to stop di vote and investigate di alleged breaches of NBBF constitution, as dem accuse outgoing president Musa Kida say e compromise di process and claim say dem don remove and replace more than 15 state basketball association chairmen and representatives just before di election. Kida and Abdullahi never respond to di claims.
Federal High Court for Abuja adjourn until November 3 one case wey former D'Tigers coach Ayodele Bakare file, wey dey challenge di legality of di elective congress. Dem disqualify Bakare from contesting afta e submit im nomination forms afta di deadline. Di election still happen afta FIBA direct NBBF say dem must finish dia board election by October 15, wey end di eight-year tenure of Kida.
NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko beg officials make dem put dia differences aside afta di vote. Abdullahi, wey be chartered engineer and doctoral researcher for University of Manchester, say im presidency na di peak of life-long connection wit basketball wey start for grassroots courts for northern Nigeria.
