The Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has threatened to back out of the Presidential Campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
It was reported that Mohammed was angry over alleged intelligence that Atiku is not keen on his second term ticket.
He felt slighted that he was not given free hand to manage the campaign in the Northeast.
Investigation by our correspondent revealed that Mohammed made his” displeasure” known in a letter to Ayu.
A source, claimed that the Bauchi governor felt slighted by Atiku.
The source said: “You know Bala has been a committed party man, but he is unhappy that he was not been carried along as the Vice Chairman (North-East) of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.
“He said he suspected that Atiku had not been keen on his second term aspiration. He said based on intelligence, it was discovered some Atiku’s loyalists in Bauchi have been allegedly undermining his re-election bid.
“What pained the governor most was that he was the only presidential aspirant who Atiku refused to visit for rapprochement or reconciliation after the primaries.
“ Bala then seized the opportunity of his recent birthday to organize a mega rally in Bauchi to show his strength to the party and prove that he is not a pushover. Atiku was excited at the rally.”
