Sowore Promises ₦500,000 Minimum Wage and 24-Hour Electricity if Elected

African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has promised to introduce a ₦500,000 monthly living minimum wage and provide 24-hour electricity if elected president in 2027.

Sowore made the promises in an interview with Independent newspaper while outlining his party’s agenda for the election.

He said the proposed wage was necessary because the current economic situation had made it difficult for Nigerian workers to meet their basic needs.

“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,” Sowore said.

He also promised to end Nigeria’s dependence on generators by ensuring round-the-clock electricity.

“We will deliver 24-hour electricity because no serious industrial economy can operate permanently on generators,” he said.

Sowore further pledged to make education free and accessible at all levels, saying, “No Nigerian child should be denied education because his or her parents are poor.”

The AAC candidate also promised to construct one million public mixed-income homes and reform tenancy laws to stop workers from being forced to pay one or two years’ rent in advance.

“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,” he said.

Sowore said his administration would also treat healthcare as a right, expand agriculture and processing, rebuild infrastructure and create jobs.

He promised to reform policing, improve the welfare of security personnel and use technology, including drones and intelligence systems, to fight insecurity.

Sowore, who is making his third presidential bid, said his agenda was based on “revolutionary justice and equal rights.”

The promises come as political parties and presidential candidates intensify preparations for the 2027 election, with the economy, wages, electricity and cost of living expected to remain major campaign issues.