Senator representing Adamawa South Zone in the National Assembly, Binos Dauda Yaroe, has said it would have been a betrayal of trust if he had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
NewsWatch Nigeria reports that Yaroe, speaking during a party event, said the continued neglect of the Adamawa Southern zone by the Federal Government leaves him with nothing to campaign for the APC-led President Bola Tinubu government.
Yaroe, who had earlier defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said he refused to join the APC, because the party has failed his people.
According to the lawmaker, he would have considered defecting to the APC if it would guarantee presidential assent to his proposed Federal University of Education, Numan bill.
Yaroe further stated that after investing years of legislative effort and resources into the bill, its rejection by the presidency became a painful setback, questioning how it would be possible to campaign for the APC.
Speaking in Numan while making his declaration to seek re-election to the Senate under ADC, Yaroe said, “If they had told me that joining APC would guarantee the passage of the Federal University of Education Numan bill, I would have risked my political future for the interest of my people.
“But after everything we did at the Senate, the bill was denied assent. How then do I go to my people and campaign for APC? There is practically nothing to show them.”
He charged that apart from the university issue, southern Adamawa has remained one of the most neglected regions in Nigeria, despite comprising nine local government areas.
He boasted that he was one of 15 senators who resisted pressure to join the APC.
He added, “Senatorial representation is a trust. I cannot betray the people who elected me simply to protect my political interest.”
