African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has criticised several prominent Nigerian political leaders, accusing them of neglecting the country’s public universities while sending their own children to study abroad. Sowore made the remarks in a post shared on his official X on Monday, July 27, 2026.
In the post, Sowore argued that many politicians who have held influential public offices, including governors, ministers and senators, failed to strengthen Nigeria’s university system despite occupying positions that gave them the opportunity to do so.
According to him, “These are the same people who have served as governors, ministers of education, senators, and other top public officials, yet they never built or strengthened a single university they were proud or comfortable enough to send their own children to.”
The former presidential candidate also criticised what he described as efforts to encourage Nigerians to embrace student loans while many households continue to struggle with economic hardship. He wrote, “Instead, they ask ordinary Nigerians to celebrate student loans while millions of families are already overburdened by economic hardship.”
Sowore specifically mentioned President Bola Tinubu, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo and Minister of Works David Umahi, questioning whether any of them relied on student loans to educate their children abroad.
According to the activist, “Ask yourself: did Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nyesom Wike, Charles Soludo, David Umahi, and others take out student loans to send their children to universities in the United Kingdom? The answer is no.”
He further alleged that while the children of many political officeholders received education at leading foreign institutions, Nigeria’s public universities were left without the investment needed to improve their quality. Sowore stated, “Their children attended some of the best universities abroad, while public universities at home were neglected.”
The AAC presidential candidate also accused the country’s political elite of diverting public resources away from sectors that could have improved the lives of ordinary Nigerians, particularly education. He wrote, “The public resources that should have transformed education for millions of Nigerians instead financed the lifestyles and privileges of a political elite.”
Calling for political change, Sowore argued that Nigeria requires leadership that prioritises investment in education and equal opportunities for all citizens. He concluded, “If our country is to have a fresh lease of life, these wicked men must be urgently replaced with leadership committed to investing in the education and future of all Nigerians, not just the privileged.”