NSC DG Olopade Congratulates Kida, New NNPCL Board Chair, Hopes for Better Synergy

The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Eng. Musa Kida, on his appointment as the new Board Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited.

In a statement on Wednesday by Kola Daniel, the Special Assistant on Media, Olopade applauded Kida’s leadership as NBBF President, noting the steady growth of Nigerian basketball and the national teams’ achievements under his watch.

“Eng. Musa Kida is an accomplished administrator whose achievements cut across both the oil sector and Nigerian basketball. I have no doubt that the NNPC Limited will attain better efficiency and attract more investment under his watch.

“Under his leadership, we have seen the steady growth of the country’s basketball, and how the national teams have continued to achieve new heights,” he said.

The NSC DG also commended Kida’s efforts behind the scenes, particularly during the last Olympic Games in France, where the Nigeria Women Basketball team, D’Tigress, made it to the knockout stage.

“I personally know the efforts behind the scene that Eng. Kida put in for Nigeria to achieve that feat with the girls in France,” Olopade said.

Olopade expressed confidence that Kida will use his new position to further the development of Nigerian sports, especially basketball.

“Whilst the oil sector will benefit immensely from the expertise of Eng. Musa Kida as the new Board Chairman of the NNPC Limited, Mr. President has further helped to place Nigerian sports in a better pedestal by putting one of us in a very strategic place like the NNPC,” he said.