Sowore vows to reverse Tinubu-named public projects if elected

African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has vowed to reverse the naming of highways, public institutions and other national assets after President Bola Tinubu and other serving public officials if elected president in 2027.

Sowore made the pledge in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday while reacting to the Federal Government’s decision to rename the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after Tinubu.

According to him, a future administration under his leadership would undo such decisions.

“The naming of highways, national institutions, and public assets after officials of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime that impoverished Nigeria and those who enabled its decline will be reversed as a matter of urgency under a #Sowore2027 administration,” he wrote.

His reaction followed Thursday’s announcement by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway had been renamed the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway.

Umahi said the Ministry of Works approved the decision after consultations with its leadership, describing it as recognition of Tinubu’s long-standing vision for the project, which he said dates back to the President’s tenure as governor of Lagos State.

The minister also disclosed that Tinubu approved a 400-kilometre extension of the Fourth Legacy Highway, increasing its length from 700 kilometres to 1,100 kilometres, alongside the reconstruction of sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and other major road projects.

Sowore’s latest remarks add to his growing list of campaign promises ahead of the 2027 general election. He had earlier pledged to abolish the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in its current form and replace the National Youth Service Corps with a voluntary two-year National Job Corps focused on employment, entrepreneurship and skills development.