Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, representing the Adamawa South district in the National Assembly, has openly criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) for failing to deliver tangible development to his constituency. Despite earlier leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, he has firmly declined to join the APC, labeling the party as a failure when it comes to addressing the needs of his people.
During a recent public declaration in Numan, where he announced his re-election bid under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Yaroe emphasized that moving to the APC would have compromised his integrity. He stated that the party’s track record of neglecting the Adamawa South zone offers no basis for him to canvas support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The senator pointed to the long-pending bill to establish a Federal University of Education in Numan as a key example of the APC government’s indifference. After years of legislative effort and personal resources invested in the bill, it was ultimately denied presidential approval—a move Yaroe described as a major letdown for the region.
“If I were told that joining APC would secure the president’s assent to the university bill, I would have risked my political career for the benefit of my people,” Yaroe explained. “But after all the work we did in the Senate, the bill was rejected. How can I face my constituents and ask them to support APC? I have nothing to show them.”
He asserted that beyond the university issue, the southern part of Adamawa State, which comprises nine local government areas, remains one of the most underserved regions in the country. Yaroe also noted that he is among 15 senators who resisted pressure to defect to the APC.
“Senatorial representation is a sacred trust. I cannot abandon the people who elected me just to safeguard my own political ambitions,” he stated firmly.