Stakeholders urge FIBA to approve new NBBF elections
Nigeria’s basketball leadership is facing turmoil as congress members of the Nigeria Basketball Federation petition the International Basketball Federation for intervention. The petition, signed by Maxwell Kumoye on behalf of stakeholders, accuses the current board of overstaying its constitutional tenure. The stakeholders are calling for FIBA to authorise fresh elections and declare the board’s continued stay in office illegal. They argue that the 2019 NBBF constitution remains the only valid legal framework for basketball administration in Nigeria.
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- Maxwell Kumoye and other congress members petitioned FIBA, seeking approval for new NBBF elections and accusing the current board of exceeding its tenure.
- The petition requests FIBA to authorise the National Sports Commission and the Nigeria Olympic Committee to conduct elections for the 2026 to 2030 board under the 2019 constitution, on or before March 31, 2026.
- Stakeholders allege that Musa Kida, NBBF president, failed to convene required annual congresses and regular board meetings, with the last board meeting held in late 2024.
- Tensions rose during a stakeholders’ meeting on January 9, 2026, where the extension of the board’s tenure to October 2026 was debated and rejected by congress members.
- The petition claims agreed actions from the January 9, 2026 meeting, including convening a board meeting and initiating an elective congress, were not carried out, leaving the NBBF without legitimate leadership.
