1) In his opening remarks, the NBBF president, Engr
Ahmadu Musa Kida, expressed total satisfaction with the overall performance of
the federation in 2024, having performed beyond expectations, despite the huge
challenges the Board faced with the paucity of funds. He also thanked the staff
and Board of the NBBF for their moral, and financial support towards the
successes recorded by the federation during the year under review.
2) The President also thanked the then Federal
Ministry of Sports Development, under the leadership of Sen. John Owan Eno, for
the cordial and harmonious working relationship that existed, which propelled
the Federation into achieving the great things it achieved, despite the funding
challenges the Federation faced for international tournaments, and express
confidence that the Federation has started to enjoy an unprecedented support
from the new leadership of the National Sports commission headed by the Chairman
Mallam Shehu Dikko, and the DG Mr. Bukola Olopade.
3) Engr Kida also once again thanked President Ahmed
Bola Tinubu and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu for their support,
reception and cash reward given to the D’Tigress after winning the Afrobasket
championship for a third consecutive time.
4) The president briefed the board members of the
interface between the new leadership of the NSC and all the Sports Federations
Presidents and he commended the leadership of the National Sports Commission on
the new thrust to reposition sports in Nigeria for greater performance through
the visionary levers of Reset, Refocus and Relaunch blueprint. He expressed the
hope that the Nigeria Basketball Federation will receive adequate attention
towards proper and timely funding for its programs in order to surpass previous
achievements.
5) The Board reviewed and approved the calendar of
events for the year 2025. The Board approved the attending budget to enable
proper planning in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, and monitoring
to ensure success of its programs.
6) The Board applauded the strong performances of the
Nigeria’s female senior national team, the D’Tigress, at the 2024 Paris
Olympics Games, and noted that such performance would always serve as the
corner stone for future performances of the national teams, even as the
D’Tigress return to defend African Championship, the Afrobasket, in 2025.
7) The Board also noted, with satisfaction, the
performance of the U16 national female basketball team, J’Tigress, at the World
cup qualifiers in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they picked one of the two
tickets to represent Africa at the World Championships slated for Brno, Czech,
in 2025, and called for early preparations and timely release of funds for
effective participation.
8) The Board also called for support and early
intervention in preparation to enable Nigeria’s senior male basketball team,
D’Tigers, prepare well and participate at the second window qualifiers for the
coming AfroBasket championship in 2025.
9) The Board also reviewed the 2024 audited statements
of accounts of the federation, as was presented, and approved, with a plea for
the National Sports Commission (NSC) to intervene swiftly and ensure the prompt
payment of all of the Federation’s outstanding liabilities in order to meet its
obligations.
10) The Board also approved to hold its 2024 Annual
General Assembly the first quarter of 2025. Details of the exact date and
location shall be conveyed to all relevant stakeholders according to
stipulations of the NBBF statues.
Communique Drafting committee:
1) Felix Awogu- Chairman
2) Ugo Udueze- Member
3) Peter Njoku – Secretary
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