Three presidential aspirants for di next Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) election don petition President Bola Tinubu sake of alleged irregularities inside di race for di 2026 to 2030 term. Di petition, wey dem date October 12, dem copy am to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and Secretary to di Government of di Federation George Akume.
Di petition wey dem sign na Igoche Mark (North Central), Olumide Oyedeji (South West) and Ejike Ugboaja (South East). Di petition accuse outgoing NBBF president Ahmadu Musa Kida, wey also dey chair NNPC Ltd, say e dey work to secure victory for im preferred candidate, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, Director-General of di Energy Commission of Nigeria. Di petitioners claim say more dan fifteen legitimate state basketball chairmen and representatives dem remove anyhow and replace dem for Zamfara, Kaduna, Gombe, Benue, Kwara, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Niger, Edo and Taraba.
Di aspirants also challenge Abdullahi eligibility, say as serving chief executive of one federal agency, e go lack di commitment wey NBBF presidency demand. Di NBBF Elective Congress don schedule for October 15 for Abuja. Di petitioners don beg Tinubu make e direct di National Sports Commission to halt di process and investigate di alleged breaches before any vote hold.
