Sowore rates Tinubu administration F9
Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026
The criticism is unlikely to directly move markets, but it adds to negative sentiment surrounding the Tinubu administration's economic management, potentially affecting investor confidence in Nigeria's policy direction. The doubling of poverty figures and food insecurity concerns could weigh on Nigeria's sovereign risk perception and the naira.
On August 4, 2026, Omoyele Sowore, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria — African Action Congress, appeared on Channels TV's The Morning Brief and rated President Bola Tinubu's administration an 'F9 across all parameters' after three years in office. Sowore cited failures in security, power supply, education, healthcare, food security, and the economy. He claimed the national grid has repeatedly collapsed, students are forced to borrow for education, the president does not use Nigerian hospitals, and the Food and Agriculture Organization considers Nigeria a country requiring food aid in 2026. He also alleged that the number of multidimensionally poor Nigerians has doubled from 70 million to 140 million. Sowore said he could not identify any achievements and suggested that if Tinubu were his student, he would ask him to leave the class. When the presenter compared his remarks to those of Peter Obi, who had urged Tinubu to retire, Sowore rejected the comparison, saying he was asking Tinubu to 'go back to school' rather than retire. Tinubu is seeking re-election under the Nigeria — All Progressives Congress in 2027.
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