Omoyele Sowore
Omoyele Sowore is a pro-democracy activist and the founder of the online news outlet Sahara Reporters. He founded the African Action Congress in 2018 and was its presidential candidate in 2019 (33,953 votes) and 2023 (14,608 votes). He was arrested by the State Security Service in 2019 after calling for #RevolutionNow protests.
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- Name as listed
- SOWORE OMOYELE
- Party
- AAC
- Age
- 55
- Gender
- Male
- Qualifications
- FSLC WAEC MASTERS DEGREE
As printed on INEC's final list of candidates. Spelling and order of names are INEC's.
Haruna Garba Magashi
Kano lawyer, principal partner of Hujjah Chambers, called to the bar in 2005; he was also Sowore's running mate in 2023.
49 years old · FSLC WAEC LLB
Adopted unopposed as the AAC's consensus presidential candidate at its primary in Abuja on 26 May 2026, after which he stepped down as the party's national chairman.
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Use artificial intelligence to run public finances (an AI "Minister of Finance") and drones for national defence
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Record all government transactions on a public blockchain and use AI to flag fraud and procurement irregularities
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A ₦500,000 monthly living minimum wage
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24-hour electricity and free education
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Build one million public mixed-income homes
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Industrialise, expand agriculture and reform policing and security
On INEC's final list of candidates.
Sources
- inecnigeria.org
- businessday.ng
- tvcnews.tv
- en.wikipedia.org
- vanguardngr.com
- von.gov.ng
- punchng.com
- punchng.com
- independent.ng
- gazettengr.com
Photo: Mohamed Nanabhay, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons