SportsNBBF Electoral Committee Chairman Promises Credible Elections

NBBF Electoral Committee Chairman Promises Credible Elections

October 19, (THEWILL) – Dr Lanre Glover, the chairman of the electoral committee for the 2021 Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) elections, has promised to bring his wealth of experience to bear as the election approaches.

In an interview with NBBF media following the release of the electoral guidelines, the two-time vice president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) said accepting the position of chairman of the committee was easy.

Glover said he is more than qualified to oversee an electoral process that all Nigerians and basketball stakeholders will be proud of, having been involved in more than 20 elections at national and international levels.

Glover said, “The Ministry put out a communication that some federations based on their constitutions are allowed to organise their elections and having been a member of NOC, I know that they demanded to see the international approval of the statutes.

“Secondly, the congress of the NBBF approved the statutes and was confirmed by FIBA. If a congress approves a statute and it’s confirmed by their international federation, that means it is legal as far as I am concerned.

“Having seen that the process is legal, I accepted to serve. First, I will be bringing in a lot of experience to the election”, Glover assured.

As a supporter of sports federations’ independence and internal governance, the chairman could not pass up the chance to organise the NBBF’s historic board election.

“To prove that associations can be truly independent, I founded the Nigerian Triathlon Union over 12 years ago and we have been running and also participated at the African Games representing Nigeria”.

Glover also praised Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, for the progress so far made.

‘There is always this misconception that if the associations are independent, they are free of government. That is not true. The minister is the government representative in all matters of sports in this country.”

Glover reiterated that the election will be hitch-free, adding that members of the electoral committee are men and women of strong and reliable character.

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