2027: I’ll introduce N500,000 minimum wage if elected – Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has promised to introduce a monthly living minimum wage of N500,000 for Nigerian workers if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Sowore, an activist, also promised that an AAC-led government would provide 24-hour electricity, make education free and accessible at all levels, construct […]
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has announced his intention to introduce a minimum wage of N500,000 per month for Nigerian workers if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Speaking to the Independent, Sowore highlighted his party's focus on "revolutionary justice and equal rights," claiming that Nigeria's resources have not resulted in improved living conditions for most citizens due to corruption, incompetence, and an economic system that benefits only a small political and business elite.
His party's agenda includes addressing workers' welfare, providing uninterrupted power supply, free education, constructing one million public mixed-income homes, reforming tenancy laws, industrialization, agriculture expansion, infrastructure development, and combating insecurity. Sowore also criticized President Bola Tinubu's administration, stating that an AAC government would reverse the policies' focus and advocate for a government-funded campaign, independent of wealthy individuals and political patrons.
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