Mustapha Abdullahi emerges new NBBF President

… Dikko, Olopade call for unity in Nigerian sports

Dr Mustapha Abdullahi has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) after polling 48 votes against Olumide Oyedeji, who got 48 votes and Ejike Ugboaja, who got zero votes.

Abdullahi, who is also the Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), was elected on Thursday in Abuja at the NBBF Elective Congress, which was held at the International Conference Centre Abuja, now Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre, while Ugo Udezue emerged unopposed as vice president.

In his acceptance speech, the new NBBF President promised to focus on grassroots development and infrastructure renewal backed by strategic leadership and institutional reforms.

He also called for unity among stakeholders, saying it is time to move the game of basketball forward in Nigeria.

Abdullahi said, “My presidency will mark a decisive departure from business as usual. We cannot keep doing things the same way and expect a different result. Nigerian basketball needs more than enthusiasm; it needs strategic leadership, sound administration, institutional reforms and measurable results.

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“The election is over; the work begins now. There will be no division in our pursuit of progress, no place for complacency, and no retreat from accountability.”

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko and the Director General, Bukola Olopade has called for unity in Nigerian sports, especially basketball.

Dikko, who declared the Congress open, charged the contestants to see the election as a family affair and not through the prism of politics. He pledged the continuous support of the Commission for Nigerian basketball, describing the Congress as a watershed not just in basketball but Nigerian sports in general.

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