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African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has pledged a minimum wage of ₦500,000 for Nigerian workers if elected.
In an interview with Independent Newspaper, Sowore also promised to provide 24-hour electricity, make education free and accessible at all levels, build one million public mixed-income homes, and reform tenancy laws to reduce the burden of advance rent payments.
“We are proposing a ₦500,000 monthly living minimum wage because Nigerian workers cannot continue receiving starvation wages while senators, governors and political appointees consume millions every month,” he said.
“We will deliver 24-hour electricity because no serious industrial economy can operate permanently on generators. Education will be free and accessible at all levels, and no Nigerian child should be denied education because his or her parents are poor.
“We will embark on the construction of one million public mixed-income homes while reforming tenancy laws so that working people are not forced to pay one or two years of rent in advance. Healthcare must become a right, not a privilege reserved for people who can afford medical tourism.”
Sowore also pledged to industrialise Nigeria, expand agricultural production, improve security, fight corruption and recover stolen public funds.
The AAC presidential candidate also vowed that the party would run a “people funded campaign” rather than rely on wealthy individuals or political patrons to finance its 2027 campaign.
He said Nigerians are “more ready than ever” for a left-wing government, arguing that decades of capitalist governments had failed to address inequality and poverty.
“After decades of capitalist governments producing spectacular wealth for a few and devastating poverty for millions, Nigerians do not need another lecture about why this failed system should continue. They need an alternative, and AAC represents that alternative,” he added.
Sowore also said he would demand professionalism from Nigeria’s security agencies and reject political interference, arguing that police officers, soldiers and intelligence personnel work for Nigerians rather than individual political officeholders.
He said his experiences of arrest, detention, prosecution and attacks under different governments had strengthened his resolve.
“I have never asked Nigeria’s security agencies for favours. I demand professionalism,” he said.
