Your Father Worked against Atiku, PDP in 2023, Ex-VP’s Son Replies Bauchi Gov’s Son

•Says they’re aware his father, Mohammed, hobnobbing with Tinubu’s government

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

Mohammed, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has told the son of Bauchi State governor, Shamsu Bala-Mohammed that his father worked against his father as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election.

Mohammed Atiku-Abubakar, stated this in a statement, yesterday, while reacting to a recent comment made by Shamsu, where he threatened that his father, Bala Mohammed would not support Atiku in 2027.

He added that the Bauchi governor  has never supported the ambition of Atiku, both in the 2019 and the 2023 presidential elections.

Atiku’s son stressed that Mohammed’s presidential ambition was the reason for his poor management of the PDP Governors’ Forum, where he couldn’t command the respect and control of his colleagues, adding also that they were not unaware of his secret hobnobbing with President Tinubu’s government.

“Shamsu Bala’s comments reek of arrogance and an exaggerated sense of relevance. The only difference now is that Shamsu has removed the mask and now we do not have to worry about the feigned impression of any support from his father,” he said.

He told Shamsu that Atiku has never dissipated an ounce of energy towards his fathers political travails, meaning his father transcended such shenanigans, and had consistently remained above the bar.

“Moreover, whatever conflict Bala Muhammed may have had with politicians in Bauchi, in the lead up to the 2023 elections, had nothing to do with Atiku Abubakar. It was purely a local affair.

“Let me re-emphasise that at no point has Shamsu’s father ever supported Atiku Abubakar in his political career.

“On the contrary, the ignoble role his father played in 2023,where he clandestinely worked against the presidential candidate of his party is still fresh in Nigerians’ memory.

“In case Shamsu has been off the news reel, we wish to refer him to a recent remark by his father’s political mentor, the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, who revealed how the Bauchi State governor orchestrated plans to ensure that Atiku did not win in 2023 election.

“It is noteworthy to mention that Governor Bala Mohammed’s presidential ambition is the reason for his poor management of PDP Governors Forum, where he couldn’t command the respect and control of his colleagues. We are not also unaware of his secret hobnobbing with Tinubu’s government,” he stated.