Rep. Riley Moore, the lawmaker representing West Virginia’s 2nd District in the United States Congress, has said that Washington will closely monitor Nigeria’s 2027 general election and pay attention to how the process is conducted.
Moore made this known in an interview with Noire TV while responding to questions on whether the United States could do more to support credible elections in Nigeria amid concerns over corruption and electoral integrity.
The lawmaker said both he and the US administration would be watching the outcome of the election and the manner in which it is conducted.
“Yeah, what I’d say is that we’re certainly going to be watching these results and how these elections unfold and how they’re executed. And that’s something that I myself and the administration are going to be paying very close attention to.”
Speaking further, Moore said attention should also be placed on an appropriations bill expected on the floor of the US Congress, which deals with foreign operations, national security and State Department-related programmes.
According to him, the bill contains provisions relating to Nigeria, including concerns over the persecution of Christians and restrictions on security assistance to the Nigerian government, alongside conditions the country would be required to meet.
He said the bill contains strong measures that could shape future relations between the United States and Nigeria if it becomes law, adding that he remains in discussions with the administration on the next line of action.
“What people need to pay 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-related programmes bill.
“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. That bill is likely to become law. We’re about to hopefully pass that here today.
“And 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. And yes, I continue to work with the administration on the next steps that we’re going to take.”
Moore also said the issue remains important to US President Donald Trump, noting that he has continued to engage him on the matter.
The development comes months after Moore introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026.
The proposed legislation is aimed at ensuring US support for persecuted Christians across the world, with particular attention on Nigeria, where recent attacks have reportedly killed hundreds and displaced several villagers.
The bill followed Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over what he described as a growing threat to Christianity in the country. He had claimed that thousands of Christians were being killed in Nigeria by radical Islamist groups.