Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, has released a portion of his manifesto for the 2027 presidential election, proposing the use of artificial intelligence to oversee Nigeria’s public finances and drone technology to strengthen the country’s security architecture if elected.
Sowore announced the plan in separate posts on his verified X handle on Friday, stating that if elected president, his administration would use emerging technology to promote transparency, eradicate corruption, and modernize governance.
According to him, artificial intelligence would serve as the country’s “minister of finance,” with drone technology serving as the “minister of defense.”
“Sowore2027 will appoint artificial intelligence as ‘minister of finance’ and a ‘drone’ as minister of defense.
“The AI will eliminate human manipulation, waste, and corruption in public finance by making data-driven, transparent decisions. The drone will redefine national security with modern surveillance, rapid response, precision, and accountability. The future of governance is technology, not patronage,” he wrote.
In a follow-up post, Sowore stated that blockchain technology and artificial intelligence would be the foundation of his anti-corruption policy, claiming that both technologies could dramatically increase government accountability.
He explained that blockchain would record government transactions, contracts, budget allocations, and expenditures in an immutable public ledger, whereas AI would continuously monitor government activities to detect suspicious financial transactions and procurement irregularities.
“Blockchain technology and artificial intelligence are the most powerful weapons against public sector corruption,” he said.
According to him, artificial intelligence will conduct real-time audits of government operations, detecting fraud and conflicts of interest before public monies are transferred.
Sowore stated that the combined use of the two technologies would make corruption more difficult to perpetrate and easier to identify and punish.
He also stated that incorporating AI into public financial management would lower the size of the government bureaucracy and increase efficiency.
“With AI as ‘Minister of Finance,’ we will no longer need bloated bureaucracies, endless convoys, handwritten receipts, paper ledgers that can be altered, or wasteful seminars that increase overhead, slow decision-making, and fuel systemic corruption.
“The government will become leaner, faster, transparent, and accountable.
“Our goal is not bureaucracy; it is to rapidly improve Nigerians’ quality of life through technology-driven governance.”
Sowore has constantly emphasized digital governance, institutional changes, and technology-driven transparency as key cornerstones of his #Sowore2027 campaign ahead of the 2027 general election.
