THE Electoral Committee of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, which is headed by Dr Lanre Glover, will commence the collection of forms for intending candidates between Monday and Tuesday.
A release by the committee ahead of the 30 October election, scheduled for Benin City, Edo State, said all duly completed forms must be returned on or before 26 October with the screening to be held on 27 October.
The committee directed that all forms should be submitted to the NBBF secretariat in Abuja between 9am and 2pm or via mail addressed to the Chairman and Secretary of the Committee.
The committee assured that organising and supervising of the elections and all decisions relating to them will be in conformity with the 2019 NBBF statutes.
Eligible candidates will be vying for the vacant posts of president, vice-president and zonal representatives into the North Central, North East, North West, South East, South South and South West zones.
In consonance with article 20 of NBBF statutes, each member state (36 states and the FCT) will be represented by two delegates (Chairman and Secretary) while any representative must produce a written advice duly signed by the Chairman on the letter-head of the association in the absence of the aforementioned.
A final official list of candidates will be published in the media and sent to all members of the General Assembly at least two days before the elective General Assembly is held.
According to the guidelines, all campaigns must cease 24 hours before the election day while any form of corruption and other forms of direct inducement of voters may lead to the disqualification of the defaulting candidate(s).
The election will be monitored and observed by the Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) representatives and those from the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Nigeria Olympics Committee.
