- Bala Shamsu has criticised Atiku Abubakar, saying the presidential hopeful did not work for Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, in the 2023 election
- Shamsu, the son of Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, said Atiku worked for the APC during the last general election
- Atiku and Mohammed are chieftains of the PDP, and both men are potential presidential aspirants with respect to the 2027 election
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering elections, politics, and governance.
Bauchi, Bauchi state – Bala Shamsu, the eldest son of Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of working against his father’s reelection in the 2023 election.
He claimed that his father narrowly won the election as Atiku deployed elites in Bauchi to fight his family.
Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar
Source: Facebook
As reported on Sunday, April 13, by Premium Times, Shamsu said it is time for revenge.
In a post on his known X (formerly Twitter) page on Saturday, April 12, Shamsu stated that Atiku is unwilling to reconcile with his father ahead of the 2027 election. According to him, it would be difficult for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 elections to obtain the Bauchi governor’s support because it is time for ‘settling scores’.
The governor’s son said in a tweet in Hausa:
“He (Atiku) didn’t work for us in the 2023 election; he worked for Air Marshal (the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abubakar Sadiq). He deployed elites in Bauchi to fight us, and we narrowly won the election.
“Now he is taking us for granted, he doesn’t value us as humans, he is showing us that we are too small to call for reconciliation.”
Shamsu, however, did not mention the names of the Bauchi elites who teamed up against his father, the incumbent chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
Atiku’s imminent 2027 presidential bid
Legit.ng reports that Atiku ran unsuccessfully for president of Nigeria six times, in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023.
In March 2025, the 78-year-old expressed uncertainty about contesting in the 2027 presidential election, citing the need for a strong and viable political platform.
Photo credits: Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook
Atiku’s remarks came shortly after he announced a coalition of opposition leaders working to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election.
Asked if he would run for president in 2027, Atiku responded:
“I don’t know because there has to be, first of all, a viable platform, more than any other time in the political history of this country, particularly since the return of democracy.”
Despite his uncertainty, Atiku did not rule out the possibility of contesting, emphasising the urgent need for competent leadership in Nigeria.
He added:
“I have not seen Nigeria in dire need of, you know, an experienced and credible leadership than this time.”
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‘Tinubu to defeat Atiku, others’ – Omokri
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Reno Omokri asserted that the coast is very clear for Tinubu concerning the 2027 election.
In a post on his verified X page, Omokri, a former social media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, explained that, among others, opposition figure Buba Galadima’s recent positive comments about Tinubu imply that no genuine obstacles are in sight for the current Nigerian president.
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