By Jacob Ajom
As the Federation of International Basketball Association deadline for the resolution of the crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation expires today, the Musa Kida-led board of the NBBF has told Nigerians that it has done everything possible to ensure the country averts FIBA sanctions.
The board however, absolved itself of blame should the FIBA hammer fall on the country.
Speaking in Lagos yesterday, Vice President of the Kida-led NBBF, Babs Ogunade said “we, as a board, have bent backwards, severally, to ensure peace returns to Nigeria basketball but the Tijani Umar group has remained obstinate. Several times, Kida has called on Tijani Umar for meetings but he wouldn’t yield.
“They have asked us to embrace peace and we have done that in any way one can think of. We have called several meetings with the Tijjani Umar group, regardless of the drawbacks but Umar has refused to attend.
“Our interest is basketball.
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