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Former NBA star Olumide Oyedeji commended the National Sports Commission, NSC for its stands on the Nigeria Basketball Federation elective congress.
Fresh from the National Sports Commission (NSC) –Basketball Stakeholders Meeting in Abuja, the board member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) spoke with the clarity of a man who understands both competition and constitution.
For Oyedeji, President of Hoops N’ Read Basketball Club and a Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), the path forward is not complicated, just uncompromising.
“The Constitution must be obeyed,” he said. “Unfortunately, everyone wants to interpret it the way it suits them. That has to stop.”
The Abuja meeting brought together basketball power brokers from across the country to review the governance crisis rocking the NBBF.
The mandate was simple but weighty: establish the facts, uphold the Constitution, and chart a lawful way forward. What followed was less drama, more discipline—a masterclass in sports administration.
Oyedeji reserved praise for the NSC, led by Bukola Olopade, for convening the meeting and steering discussions with precision.
Under Olopade’s watch, sentiment took a back seat to substance, and convenience bowed to constitutional order.
In a rare show of unity, stakeholders spoke with one voice: elections are sacrosanct. They are the only credible route to restoring trust, legality and stability in Nigerian basketball. No shortcuts. No shadows.
“All of us must be truthful and honest in all we do,” Oyedeji added. “We should think first about the country, not about ourselves.”
The meeting also produced action. NBBF President, Engineer Ahmadu Musa Kida, was mandated to convene a Board meeting on or before January 16 to roll out a clear timetable for the NBBF Congress.
The clock is ticking and the rules are clear. Article 20.4 of the NBBF Constitution demands a minimum 21-day notice before the Annual General Meeting.
