US reiterates commitment to monitor Nigeria’s 2027 elections

A member of the United States House of Representative, Riley Moore has said that the US government will closely observe Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.

He made this statement during an interview with NoireTV, where he spoke about the upcoming elections in Nigeria.

Speaking on the election, the lawmaker said the US administration would pay close attention to how the polls are conducted and whether the process is free and fair.

“We are certainly going to be watching these results and how these elections unfold and how they are executed. That’s something that myself and the administration are going to be paying very close attention to,” Moore Stated.

He announced that the US House of Representative is considering a bill that could affect its relationship with Nigeria, mainly on matters relating to religious freedom and security assistance.

“we are working on Chris Smith’s bill, which obviously I’m a co-sponsor of that bill .But I’d say more importantly what people need to pay more attention to is the Appropriations Bill that we’re going to have on the floor today which some call the State Foreign Operations bill or the National Security and State Department of Related Programs Bill.” Moore said.

“There’s a lot of language that is put on to that bill that’s inside of it that relates to Nigeria, and the persecution of christians, and restrictions on security assistance to the government of Nigeria, and steps that they have to take.” He said.