Sowore vows to restore fuel subsidy, pay N500k minimum wage if elected 2027

Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate, declared on his X account on Monday that, if elected in 2027, he would restore the fuel subsidy removed by President Bola Tinubu’s administration and institute a minimum wage of ₦500,000 per month for Nigerian workers. He argued that workers deserve wages they can actually live on, rejecting attempts to dilute the proposal with “funny statistics.” Sowore’s remarks come amid a nationwide debate over the fuel subsidy’s removal, with several 2027 contenders staking out positions. Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress has said he would bring back a form of subsidy aimed at domestic refiners, while Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress and Seyi Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement insist they would not return to the old subsidy regime; Makinde instead advocates cheaper domestic crude pricing for Nigerian refineries. The fuel subsidy’s abolition has driven up pump prices and transportation costs, affecting household budgets across the country. A ₦500,000 minimum wage would more than double the current national floor and could reshape wage negotiations in both public and private sectors. Sowore’s pledge ties together two of the most pressing pocket‑book issues for Nigerians: affordable fuel and livable incomes. Will a restored subsidy and a half‑million‑naira minimum wage ease your cost of living, or do you worry about the fiscal sustainability of such promises?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/21/2027-sowore-backs-return-of-fuel-subsidy/