Shamsudeen Mohammed has said his father, the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, will not support the presidential ambition of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar.

Shamsudeen said this in response to a post on X asking if his father would join a coalition involving Atiku ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

He explained that Atiku undermined his father’s 2023 re-election campaign by backing the opposition and mobilizing influential Bauchi figures against him.

He wrote, "“Honestly, it would be difficult. Because even if he wins, there’s nothing he would do for us except settle old scores. He didn’t support us in 2023—he backed the APC candidate and used Bauchi elites to oppose us.

"We barely survived it. He’s made it clear he doesn’t value us enough to engage in dialogue.”

ASA