Nigeria, April 13 -- Shamsu Bala, the eldest son of Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of working against his father's reelection in 2023 and said it is time for revenge.

In a social media post on Saturday, Mr Bala said Atiku is unwilling to reconcile with his father ahead of the 2027 election.

He said it would be difficult for Atiku to get the governor's support because it is time for 'settling scores'.

"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 ...