Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare has tasked the newly-inaugurated Interim Management Committee of the basketball to ensure the growth of the game in areas such as including grassroots talent development and corporate sponsorships amongst others.
The Minister made this known during the inauguration of an 11-man team to manage the game within a stipulated period.
He stated “the Terms of Reference of the Committee are to amongst others,
draw up programmes that will revamp basketball from the grassroots,attract corporate sponsors and revive the moribund domestic leagues for
the development of the game within 2 years, and ensure the development
of Basketball facilities in the entire country, and any other thing that will facilitate the development of Basketball in Nigeria”.
“I therefore charge you all to carry out this enormous task with utmost sense of responsibility, bearing in mind you cannot afford to fail in this National assignment”.
The members of the Interim Management Committee include:
Dr. Henry Nzekwu – Chairman
Mr. Udon Ubon Humapwa – Member
Mr. Frank Jituboh – Member
Zenith Bank Representative – Member
Prof. Adamu Ahmed – Member
Mr. Peter Nelson – Member
Grp. Captain Rahinatu Garba – Member
Aderemi Adewunmi – Member
Oluchi Nzekwe – Member
Seni Adio (SAN) – Member
