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 one million public mixed-income homes and reform tenancy laws to reduce the burden of advance rent payments.
Speaking in an interview with Independent, Sowore said the AAC’s agenda was centred on what he described as “revolutionary justice and equal rights”, arguing that Nigeria’s resources had not translated into improved living conditions for the majority of citizens.“Our agenda is revolutionary justice and equal rights.
Nigeria is enormously wealthy, yet Nigerians have been deliberately impoverished through corruption, incompetence and an economic system designed to reward a tiny political and business elite.
We intend to change that fundamentally,” he said.He said the party would prioritise workers’ welfare by introducing a N500,000 monthly living minimum wage.“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 address the country’s electricity challenges, saying his administration would work towards providing uninterrupted power supply.“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,” he said.
On housing and healthcare, Sowore said the proposed AAC government would construct one million public mixed-income homes and reform tenancy laws to reduce the practice of demanding lengthy advance rent payments.
