One candidate wey wan become di next president of di Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF), Mustapha, don lay out programme wey base on grassroots revival, professional league system and stronger institutional governance before di October 15 election. E point D'Tigress as evidence of Nigeria potential, say women basketball go be major pillar of im development agenda.
Mustapha also vow say e go do nationwide audit of basketball facilities and enter partnership with gomment and private investors to renovate abandoned courts, build community facilities and set up regional high-performance centres. To reduce dependence on irregular funding, e propose commercial streams like sponsorship, broadcasting and digital rights, merchandise, event management, corporate partnerships, diaspora engagement and international development funding.
Wetin e go first chuk-chuk include national stakeholders' summit, unified competition calendar, advisory structures for players, coaches, referees and clubs, digital registration and statistics platform, sponsor engagement, national facilities audit and reconciliation programme. Four-year strategic plan go provide continuity and targets wey person fit measure for Nigerian basketball, e tok.
E cite di DAM Foundation support for grassroots competitions, talent development, player welfare and basketball infrastructure for Kano and Kogi, Mustapha frame basketball as tool to create opportunities for young Nigerians and turn youths comot from violence and oda social vices.
"I no dey promise perfection. I dey promise leadership wey go listen, build partnerships, establish systems and measure by results," e tok. Di NBBF presidency, e add, suppose be about "building institution," as e beg delegates to back im programme on October 15.
