- Sowore Lists Top Govt Agencies Driving Corruption In Nigeria
- He pledged to deploy artificial intelligence to tackle waste in government.
- The AAC candidate said technology would be central to his administration.
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation are among the institutions driving corruption in Nigeria.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sowore made the claim during an interview with Lucky Udu, where he outlined his plans to tackle corruption if elected president in the next general election.
According to the activist, the three government institutions are “largely responsible for corruption” in the country.
He said his administration would leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies to eliminate waste, improve transparency and strengthen accountability across public institutions.
Sowore argued that AI would help detect irregularities in government spending, including cases where contractors are paid multiple times for the same project.
“If someone is trying to pay one contractor three times, the AI will detect it.
“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.”
The AAC presidential candidate also said his administration would focus on technology driven governance, describing it as a key pillar of his agenda.
According to him, his government would embrace innovations associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including artificial intelligence, advanced computing, blockchain technology and decentralised banking.
“The presidency of Sowore is going to be about technology. It is going to be built on the forth industrial revolution which is a revolution that is around artificial intelligence, the power of computing, block chain technology and decentralized banking.
“What it means is that very soon, digital currency will flood the world and your central bank will become archaic.”
