The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Electoral Committee has cleared Mustapha Abdullahi, Olumide Oyedeji and Ejike Ugboaja to contest the federation’s presidential election scheduled for October 15, while disqualifying Ayo Bakare over the late submission of his nomination documents.
Electoral Committee chairman Lanre Glover also confirmed that presidential aspirant Igoche Mark has been given until Monday to submit his outstanding tax clearance certificate or face disqualification.
Speaking on the screening exercise, Glover revealed that five aspirants initially sought to contest the presidency, but only three had fully satisfied the requirements at the time of the announcement.
“For the presidency, there were five nominees for the presidency,” Glover stated.
On Oyedeji’s eligibility, he said: “He was deemed to have qualified by the Electoral Committee.”
Glover explained that Mark’s application remained incomplete because a mandatory document had not been submitted.
“His tax clearance is missing, and the Electoral Committee has been magnanimous enough to give him up to Monday to submit the tax clearance, failing which he will be disqualified,” he declared.
The committee chairman confirmed that Abdullahi and Ugboaja had completed the screening process.
“Abdullahi Mustapha, the committee found him qualified to contest. Submitted all documents,” Glover said.
On Ugboaja, he added: “He submitted all documents, and the committee found him to be qualified.”
However, Bakare failed to meet the submission deadline despite providing the required documents.
“Ayo Bakare submitted all documents, but his form was submitted late. He submitted his form 12 minutes past two, after the deadline, so he’s disqualified,” Glover explained.
Summarising the committee’s decision, Glover confirmed that one aspirant had been disqualified outright, while another still had an opportunity to regularise his application.
“So, of the five presidential candidates, one is disqualified, Ayo Bakare,” he stated.
The screening outcome leaves three confirmed presidential contenders, with Mark’s eligibility dependent on meeting Monday’s deadline ahead of the October 15 election.
 Electoral Committee has cleared Mustapha Abdullahi, Olumide Oyedeji and Ejike Ugboaja to contest the federation’s presidential election scheduled for October 15, while disqualifying Ayo Bakare over the late submission of his nomination documents.){kind=link}