The 2027 presidential hopeful for the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, declared that President Bola Tinubu’s leadership warrants an “F9 across all parameters,” pointing to what he characterized as shortcomings in safety, electricity, education, medical services, food supply, and the financial sector.
The founder of Sahara Reporters further mentioned that were the president his pupil, he would instruct him to exit the classroom.
Sowore made these remarks throughout an interview on Channels Television’s program The Morning Brief on Tuesday while evaluating Tinubu’s achievements after three years in office.
When prompted to highlight the successes of the regime, the AAC presidential aspirant stated he could locate none.
“Nothing, because I rate the government from a number of parameters, and one of it is security. You know where we are failed.
“We’re talking about the power sector; the national grid has collapsed more than anything else in this country in the last three years.
“Talking about education: we are now asking our children to borrow to go to school. We’re talking about healthcare: even the president doesn’t go to Nigerian hospitals.
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“You’re talking about food security: Nigeria is on the list of countries that is regarded as hungry to the point that the FAO… the Food and Agriculture Organization… considers Nigeria as one of the places you have to send food to in 2026 to feed its people.
“You’re talking about the economy: we have grown the number of poor people from 70 million about three years ago to 140 million. That doesn’t look good.
“We’re talking about multidimensionally poor people. So, 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,” Sowore said.
The past presidential contender added, “As I usually say, being a former professor or teacher professors are what they call teachers in the US, university teachers I would just ask the administration to leave. That would have solved it.
“But 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.
As the show’s anchor proposed that his comments echoed those of the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who had advised Tinubu to step down, Sowore dismissed the parallel.
“No, I’m not asking him to retire. I’m asking him to go back to school,” he said.
Sowore represents the AAC as its presidential candidate for the 2027 race, whereas Tinubu is pursuing a second term under the banner of the All Progressives Congress.
