Izuchukwu Okosi
By Izuchukwu Okosi
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development on Friday has constituted a seven man reconciliatory committee to resolve the lingering crises rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation(NBBF).
In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary Ismaila Abubakar, the Ministry gave the terms of reference of the committee as looking into the claims of the contending parties for the leadership of the basketball Federation and reviewing any other matter or areas of conflict.
Apart from amicably resolving the disagreements and disaffections within the basketball Federation of Nigeria, they are also to reposition the game for development in Nigeria.
The members of the Reconciliatory Committee are:
Mr Seyilayo Ojo (Chairman)
Alhaji Abba Abdullahi Yola (Vice chairman)
Babs Ogunade (Member)
Mukhtar Khaleeh (Member)
Niyi Alebiosu (Member)
Ikeddy Isiguzo (Member)
Dr (Mrs) Toyin Aluko (Secretary).
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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