The administration of Donald Trump will closely monitor Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, according to U.S. Congressman Riley Moore, who said Washington will pay “very close attention” to how the polls are conducted.
Moore made the remarks during an interview, saying both he and the Trump administration would closely observe the conduct and outcome of the elections as political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 polls.
“We’re certainly going to be watching these results and how these elections unfold and how they’re executed,” Moore said.
“That’s something that myself and the administration are going to be paying very close attention to.”
Beyond the elections, Moore disclosed that the U.S. Congress is advancing legislation that could have significant implications for future relations between Washington and Abuja.
He explained that while he is co-sponsoring a separate bill introduced by fellow Congressman Chris Smith, greater emphasis should be placed on the U.S. appropriations legislation covering foreign operations, national security and State Department programmes.
According to Moore, he personally inserted provisions relating to Nigeria into the bill, particularly those addressing the persecution of Christians and conditions tied to future U.S. security assistance.
“There’s a lot of language that I put in that bill that relates to Nigeria, the persecution of Christians and restrictions on security assistance to the government of Nigeria and steps that they have to take,” he said.
He expressed confidence that the legislation would eventually become law, describing its provisions as “strong” and “aggressive.”
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“That bill is likely to become law. We’re about to hopefully pass that here today,” Moore said.
“So there’s some pretty strong and aggressive language in that bill that’s going to be binding as it relates to our relationship with Nigeria moving forward.”
Moore also revealed that he has continued discussions with the Trump administration on issues concerning Nigeria and said the U.S. president shares similar concerns.
“I continue to work with the administration on next steps that we’re going to take,” he said.
“I’m actually going to see President Trump tonight. I’ll be having dinner with him and some other members. I continue to talk to him about these issues, and it’s very important to him.”
