Mo'allahyidi v. Yaroe: APC petition against his 2019 election as senator for Adamawa South
- Recorded status
- Dismissed
- Type / forum
- Electoral · National And State Houses Of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Yola (Appeal: Court Of Appeal, Yola)
- Case number
- Not recorded
- Filed
- Not recorded
- Resolved
- 2019-08-28
Recorded outcome
The defeated APC senator, Abubakar Ahmad Mo'allahyidi, alleged over-voting, violence, bribery, alteration of result sheets and non-compliance with the Electoral Act. Yaroe asked for dismissal for lack of evidence. On Wednesday 28 August 2019 the tribunal chaired by Justice Suleiman Akanbi dismissed the petition for lack of merit. Per Yaroe's own biography, the appeal to the Court of Appeal, Yola, also failed (judgment date not found).
Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Daily Post
2019-08-28: "The petition against Sen Binos, filed by his predecessor, Sen Abubakar Mo-Allahyidi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was challenging the election of the former over allegations of over-voting, violence, non-compliance with electoral procedure, among other ‘irregularities’."
The petition against Sen Binos, filed by his predecessor, Sen Abubakar Mo-Allahyidi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was challenging the election of the former over allegations of over-voting, violence, non-compliance with electoral procedure, among other ‘irregularities’.
- Punch
2019-08-30: "The Adamawa State National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly Petitions Tribunal chaired by Justice S. B. Akanbi, began ruling on cases for National Assembly elections and dismissed the suit filed by Sen. Ahmad Mo-Allahyidi of the All Progressive Congress challenging the election of Binos Yaroe as senator, Adamawa South Senatorial District, for lack of merit."
The Adamawa State National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly Petitions Tribunal chaired by Justice S. B. Akanbi, began ruling on cases for National Assembly elections and dismissed the suit filed by Sen. Ahmad Mo-Allahyidi of the All Progressive Congress challenging the election of Binos Yaroe as senator, Adamawa South Senatorial District, for lack of merit.
- Senator Binos Yaroe's office (senatorbinos.com, his own website; self-published)
2026-10-05 (retrieved): "Senator Mo’Allayidi challenged the election but the matter was dismissed by the tribunal. He appealed the decision at the Court of Appeal sitting in Yola and lost."
Senator Mo’Allayidi challenged the election but the matter was dismissed by the tribunal. He appealed the decision at the Court of Appeal sitting in Yola and lost.
Record checked 14 Oct 2026
