Basketball players to protest against Sports Minister
The aggrieved players advised the Sports Minister to be more concerned about re-engineering sports which under his watch they claim the sector has nosedived
Basketball players under the umbrella of Concerned Progressive Ballers (CPB), have vowed to hit the streets of Abuja next week, following the clandestine moves by Sports Minister. Sunday Dare to force the factional president of Nigeria Basket Ball Federation (NBBF) Musa Kida on Nigeria basketball family as the authentic NBBF President.
Arising from a meeting held in Abuja on Friday, the players say the plan by the Sports Minister to force a rejected candidate on them was unfair and immoral.
They cited past experiences witnessed under Kida which they say had put the country in a bad light.
A spokesman for the group, A.U Abdul says the group has rejected Kida.
"It is unfair and immoral for the Sports Minister to force an unpopular candidate on us as NBBF President, this is one man who has put Nigeria in a bad light. During his reign, he brought shame and disgrace to Nigeria. He killed our leagues and also failed to pay players. Kida always claims to be using his personal money to develop basketball, and we say it is not by force. We don't want you and your money; both foreign and domestic players have vowed to revolt against him if the Sports Minister is forcing him on us." Abdul stated.
They advised the Sports Minister to be more concerned about re-engineering sports which under his watch, the sector has nosedived, citing failure to pick the FIFA World cup ticket as a good example.
Moreso, the rumoured nexus between himself and Kida is the AFA Sports deal which is being investigated by anti-graft agencies.
They stressed that the Minister should remember that posterity remains the best judge, and not his villa contact.
"We had thought that the appointment of Mr Sunday Dare was a blessing to the sports sector, but unfortunately, the so-called blessing has been cursed by his craving for financial gains and publicity stunts that have now destroyed the very backbone of our sports. It is on record that he presided over the worse and most shameful Olympic outing. Sports under the present Minister is nothing to write home about, and Nigeria's failure to pick the FIFA World cup ticket is a testament to the fact that Sports have nosedived under his watch. The rumoured AFA deal has between the connecting rod between the minister and Kida,as we are aware that the case is being investigated by the anti graft agencies. The Minister should be made to know that posterity remains the best judge and not his contact at the villa shielding his administrative malfeasance.’’
