AAC Candidate Also Pledges to End Governors’ Security Votes
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has said his administration would not establish an official office for the First Lady if elected president in 2027.
Sowore made the statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, arguing that the position of First Lady is not established by the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has said his administration would not establish an official office for the First Lady if elected president in 2027.
He said becoming president would not affect his marriage but maintained that his wife would not hold an official position or office by virtue of his presidency.
“There is no office of First Lady in the Nigerian Constitution. Becoming the president will not abolish my marriage, but I will not have the office of First Lady,” he said.
Sowore said women would continue to have a voice in his administration but questioned the use of public funds to maintain what he described as an unconstitutional office.
He also outlined plans to reduce the cost of governance, claiming his proposed measures could save about ₦4 trillion.
End to Security Votes
The AAC candidate said his administration would end security votes allocated to state governors as part of measures to reduce public expenditure and tackle corruption.
“We will stop security votes to governors, we will make this happen. Of course it will require some constitutional changes so that the money that goes to the governor as a person can take care of the wage bill of the state,” he said.
Security votes are public funds allocated to governors for security-related and emergency purposes, with their administration and accountability having been the subject of public and policy debate.