Speaking on the backdrop of Musa Kida’s revelations at the House Committee on Sports, Friends of Nigeria Sports (FNS), a group of journalists, stakeholders, and sports enthusiasts, the group expressed its delight over the response of Kida to the questions bothering on the state of affairs of NBBF.
“Eng. Musa Kida has been bankrolling both the men and women basketball teams from his pocket for the last 4 years and was not willing to say it until the House Committee invited him as they were sold lies.
” On several occasions, Nigeria would have been embarrassed in the last 4 years, if not Eng. Musa Kida, who brought out his own personal money to sponsor the teams to international competitions and win trophies for Nigeria.
According to the group’s spokesman, Asiwaju Akeem Busari, the Nigerian Government and the Ministry of Sports have not been paying money or funding the activities of NBBF, for over 4 years.
” This is what is called national sacrifice and love for the development of basketball in Nigeria. Yet Some charlatans calling themselves basketball schedule, who did not and have not contributed one kobo to the growth of the game in the country.
“Yet, they have the guts to say the team has not been paid. Nigeria government and Ministry of Sports should pay Eng. Kida and the Nigerian Teams.
“Eng. Kida has not even been refunded half of his own money and yet the Ministry of Sports bought the lies from the Tijjani Umar’s disgruntled group who are looking for life presidency of basketball. And it cannot happen,” he stated.
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