I’ll Reverse Public Facilities Named After Tinubu If Elected — Sowore

African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said he will cancel the naming of public facilities, highways and national assets after President Bola Tinubu and other serving public officials if he wins the 2027 presidential election.

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

Sowore said his administration would reverse the names given to public infrastructure under the current government. According to him, national assets should not be named after officials serving in government, and he promised to review such decisions if elected president.

His reaction followed the Federal Government’s announcement that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway would now be known as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway. The decision was made public by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, during a media briefing in Abuja.

Umahi explained that the highway was renamed in recognition of Tinubu’s role in conceiving the project many years ago while serving as governor of Lagos State. He said the decision was approved after consultations within the Ministry of Works and described the road as the fulfilment of a long-standing vision.

The minister also disclosed that President Tinubu approved the extension of the Fourth Legacy Highway by another 400 kilometres, increasing the project to about 1,100 kilometres. He added that the government also approved the reconstruction of sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and other major road projects across the country.

Sowore’s latest statement adds to a series of policy proposals he has announced ahead of the 2027 general election. He had earlier said he would scrap the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and reform the National Youth Service Corps if elected.

According to his proposal, universities and other tertiary institutions would be allowed to handle their own admission processes through a transparent and merit-based system.

He also proposed replacing the current NYSC programme with a voluntary two-year National Job Corps focused on employment, entrepreneurship and practical skills for young Nigerians.