NGR – NBBF inaugurates sub-committees

KADUNA (NBBF) – The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Tijjani Umar, last weekend inaugurated all of the standing committees at the boardroom of the Murtala Mohammed Square in Kaduna.

The inauguration of the various sub-committees became imperative according Mr Umar.

Several members from the committees could not attend the inauguration ceremony held in Kaduna before Nigeria’s national Division One Championship tipped off. However, the NBBF president is optimistic that the representatives of the various boards have been carefully selected.

And he asked them to always make meaningful input to the development of the game in Nigeria.

“The development of basketball in our country is a collective effort and I want to urge members of various committees to always give their best in their area of comparative advantage so that we can collectively leave a legacy behind for coming generations,” said Mr Umar.

“I am confident that members will give their best and see their selection to serve in the committee’s they have found for themselves as a call to duty.

“I am confident that at the end of our tenure we will be able to beat our chest that we have contributed our best to the development of the game in our country.”

The committees inaugurated by the NBBF president are: the Advisory Council (also known as the ‘Elders Council’); Media & Publicity; Medical & Anti-Doping; Mini & Youth Basketball; Facilities & Capacity Development; Women’s Development; Adjudication & Disciplinary; Technical & Marketing/Sponsorship.

Also inaugurated and expected to begin work immediately is the newly-constituted league board.

Olusegun Ikuesan
FIBA Africa