A United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has disclosed that the administration of President Donald Trump will closely monitor Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, saying Washington is keenly interested in how the country’s electoral process is conducted.

Moore made the disclosure during an interview circulating online, where he spoke on Nigeria’s democratic trajectory, the fight against corruption and the role of the United States in promoting credible elections across Africa.

His remarks come as political activities continue to gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nigeria, with opposition parties stepping up efforts to challenge the ruling government while civil society organisations continue to advocate greater transparency and credibility in the electoral process.

Responding to a question on whether the United States could do more to support free and fair elections in Nigeria beyond existing diplomatic engagements, the congressman said the U.S. government would be closely observing both the conduct and outcome of the 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 revealed that the U.S. Congress is considering legislation with provisions 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, the more consequential measure is the U.S. appropriations bill covering foreign operations, national security and State Department programmes.

According to the lawmaker, he personally included provisions relating to Nigeria in the legislation, focusing on the persecution of Christians as well as restrictions on future U.S. security assistance to Nigeria.

“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.

Moore expressed confidence that the legislation would eventually become law, noting that it contains far-reaching provisions that would shape future engagement between the United States and Nigeria.

“That bill is likely to become law. We’re about to hopefully pass that here today,” he 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.”

The congressman also disclosed that he has remained engaged with the Trump administration on issues concerning Nigeria, adding that the U.S. President considers the matter a priority.

“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.”