The avoidable leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) is telling on the federation’s sponsorship portfolio, according to Musa Kida, NBBF president.
Kida stated this in his welcome address at the 2019 NBBF Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Stakeholders’ Forum on Saturday in Abuja.
The NBBF president said the development was the fallout of the bad blood in the federation following the 2017 elections into its board.
“Against the background of the acrimonious election in 2017, this is indeed a time for sober reflection concerning the state of basketball in the country.
“Our sponsorship portfolio has taken a hit occasioned by the artificial NBBF crisis. However, we continue to make appreciable progress in this area,” Kida said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Saturday’s AGM was the first since the 2017 elections into the board of the NBBF.
Two parallel elections were held in Kano and Abuja,…
