Sowore shares his 2027 plans to fight corruption with tech

Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, is running for president again in 2027. He recently shared part of his manifesto. He wants to use artificial intelligence to manage Nigeria’s public finances and drones for national defence.

In posts on his verified X account on Friday, Sowore said he would use new technologies to fight corruption, boost transparency, and modernise governance if he wins the election.

Sowore, who has run for president before, mentioned that artificial intelligence would act as Nigeria’s “Minister of Finance”. He stated that drones would take on the role of a “Minister of Defence”.

“Sowore2027 will appoint Artificial Intelligence as ‘Minister of Finance’ and a ‘Drone’ as Minister of Defence.

“The AI will eliminate human manipulation, waste, and corruption in public finance by making data-driven, transparent decisions.

“The Drone will redefine national security with modern surveillance, rapid response, precision, and accountability.

“The future of governance is technology, not patronage,” he wrote.

Sowore went further in another post, saying blockchain technology and artificial intelligence are the best tools to fight corruption in government. He believes these technologies can help make things better.

He explained that blockchain would create a permanent and public record of government transactions that cannot be changed. AI would watch over government operations in real time to catch fraud and other problems.

“Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence are the most powerful weapons against public sector corruption.

“Blockchain creates an immutable public ledger where every government transaction, contract, budget allocation, and expenditure is permanently recorded, time-stamped, and open to public scrutiny. Records cannot be secretly altered or erased.

“Artificial Intelligence continuously audits government operations in real time, detecting fraud, flagging suspicious transactions, identifying conflicts of interest, uncovering procurement irregularities, and exposing corruption before public funds disappear,” he wrote.

Sowore said his government would use both technologies to make corruption hard to hide, easy to spot, and quickly punishable. He added, “With AI as ‘Minister of Finance,’ we will no longer need bloated bureaucracies, endless convoys, handwritten receipts, paper ledgers that can be altered, or wasteful seminars that increase overhead, slow decision-making, and fuel systemic corruption.

“The government will become leaner, faster, transparent, and accountable.

“Our goal is not bureaucracy; it is to rapidly improve Nigerians’ quality of life through technology-driven governance.”

Sowore has always pushed for technology-driven governance, digital transparency, and reforms as key parts of his #Sowore2027 campaign ahead of the 2027 general election.