The 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as a complete failure, saying it deserves an “F9 across all parameters” for what he called poor performance in security, education, healthcare, power supply, food security and the economy.
Sowore, who made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, said there was no aspect of the Tinubu administration’s three years in office that merited commendation. He argued that worsening economic conditions and declining public services had left millions of Nigerians worse off than before.
Assessing the administration’s performance, the former presidential candidate said, “Nothing, because I rate the government from a number of parameters, and one of it is security. You know where we are, failed.”
He also criticised the power sector, stating that repeated national grid collapses reflected the government’s inability to provide stable electricity.
“We’re talking about the power sector, the national grid has collapsed more than anything else in this country in the last three years,” he said.
On education, Sowore faulted the Federal Government’s student loan policy, arguing that Nigerian students should not be compelled to borrow to access higher education.
He further took a swipe at the nation’s healthcare system, saying, “We’re talking about healthcare, even the president doesn’t go to Nigerian hospitals.”
The AAC standard bearer also expressed concern over food insecurity, claiming that Nigeria had become one of the countries requiring international food assistance because of worsening hunger. He added that the number of multidimensionally poor Nigerians had increased significantly in the last three years.
According to him, “You tell me, if you look at all these parameters, where I can fit even a good comment, where I can even grade them ‘F’. I can’t find it.”
Drawing from his academic background, Sowore said if Tinubu were his student, he would ask him to leave the classroom.
“If Tinubu were to be in my class, I’d just ask him to go and find another school. Or go and learn,” he said.
When reminded that his comments appeared similar to those of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, who recently urged Tinubu to retire, Sowore dismissed the comparison.
“No, I’m not asking him to retire. I’m asking him to go back to school,” he said.
