Nigeria Basketball Federation Electoral Committee don finish to screen all di candidates for di October 15 elective congress wey go happen for Abuja, as dem clear four aspirants for di presidency and disqualify one. Dr Lanre Glover na di chairman of di committee.
Olumide Oyedeji, Igoche Mark, Mustapha Abdullahi and Ejike Ugboaja don clear to contest for di top job. Ayo Bakare dem disqualify am because im nomination form reach for 2.12pm on October 8, wey be 12 minutes after di 2pm deadline. Igoche Mark get till Monday to submit im tax clearance, if im no do am, dem go disqualify am.
Ugo Udezue na di only vice-presidential candidate. For di zonal contests, two candidates dey each for South-South, North West and South West. Osaze Omorodion and Fubara Fibika clear for South-South, Yusuf Surajo and Shaibu Mohammed clear for North West, while Adesanya Babatunde Abiola and Babatunde Ogunade Omotayo clear for South West. Abubakar Abba Kaka (North East), Abdullahi Mustapha (North Central) and Udezue (South East) no get any opponent.
Di committee set three conditions for di federation, one of dem be say dem must decide on affiliate membership before October 14, and another one na to get international representative letter from FIBA. Dem approve di body for di NBBF Extraordinary Congress wey hold for Yola, Adamawa State, where 39 out of 44 delegates endorse am. Di congress go start by 9am on October 15 for Abuja.
