Former D'Tigers head coach and Comets Basketball Club president Ayodele Bakare don challenge all di calls wey pipo dey make for reconciliation afta di 2026 Nigeria Basketball Federation board elections, as e argue say justice and fair play no suppose sacrifice for peace. E talk say stakeholders wey believe say dem treat dem unjustly suppose get chance to seek redress without facing any condemnation.
For one statement wey im title be "You Shouldn't Stop Rape Victims From Seeking Justice, Should You?", Bakare declare: "Not everybody want peace at di cost of justice and fair play." E add say anybody wey no agree with di aggrieved stakeholders "no suppose begin dey vilify or condemn dem" and e urge di pipo wey dey push make protests stop to allow di unsatisfied parties to pursue dia grievances through di correct channels.
Bakare reinforce im position with one old Chinese proverb: "Those wey say e no fit happen, no suppose disturb di ones wey dey try to do am!" Im comment come as di discussion about di 2026 NBBF board elections still dey continue — elections wey produce Dr Mustapha Abdullahi as federation president afta e collect 40 votes when oda candidates reportedly withdraw.
Questions about how dem conduct di vote and whether e follow di NBBF constitution don generate competing calls for accountability, reconciliation and institutional stability as Nigerian basketball dey move forward under new leadership. Bakare comments reflect di argument say reconciliation no suppose stop legitimate grievances from being examined. E conclude im statement with di declaration, "The Oracle don speak."
