The president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Engineer Musa Kida has commended the International Olympics Committee’s decision to postpone the Tokyo Summer Olympics for another one year as the world battles to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The president who saluted the IOC for taking such a bold but difficult decision said it was done for the good and safety of the world.
“Postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is the right step taken at such a critical time because as the saying goes, nothing is worth human life. We know this decision will come at an additional cost to sponsors, vendors, the government of Japan, participating countries and their athletes, but it is a necessary step.”
Kida said if we have to protect the human existence as it is currently known, there is need for governments around the world to come around, unite and fight the pandemic which till now has no known cure.
“It is crucial for basketball players in Nigeria and abroad to know the importance of social distancing and self-quarantine as being promoted by the World Health Organisation and medical personnel as a key step in breaking the chain of the viral infection.”
