African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has identified the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation as institutions he believes are central to corruption within Nigeria’s public sector.
Speaking during an interview with Lucky Udu, Sowore alleged that the three government offices play significant roles in enabling financial misconduct, including what he described as multiple payments for the same contracts.
According to him, his administration would deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies to improve transparency, reduce waste and tackle corruption if elected president.
“If someone is trying to pay one contractor three times, the AI will detect it.”
He argued that automating government financial processes would drastically reduce the need for some existing bureaucratic structures.
“At the end you would have eliminated the Ministry of Finance, the Auditor General’s Office and that of the Accountant General because those are the three offices in Nigeria that are largely responsible for corruption.”
Sowore outlines technology-driven government
The AAC presidential candidate said his vision for governance would be anchored on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and digital innovation.
“The presidency of Sowore is going to be about technology. It is going to be built on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is a revolution that is around artificial intelligence, the power of computing, blockchain technology and decentralized banking.”
He also predicted that digital currencies would become increasingly dominant globally, suggesting that traditional central banking systems could eventually become outdated.
“What it means is that very soon, digital currency will flood the world and your central bank will become archaic.”
Sowore’s remarks have added to ongoing conversations about the use of technology to strengthen public financial management and combat corruption in Nigeria. His comments, however, reflect his personal views and proposals and have not been independently substantiated.
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