On Thursday, the United States‑based political advisory and lobbying firm Von Batten‑Montague‑York said that Washington will not permit Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to rig the country’s 2027 general elections.
The firm posted the assertion on its verified X (formerly Twitter) account, warning that “the US cannot afford to allow President Tinubu to rig the upcoming Nigerian election.”
In the same message, Von Batten‑Montague‑York claimed there is a growing, cross‑political consensus that the Nigerian government and its leader “represent a bastion of corruption.”
The firm further alleged that President Tinubu appointed a minister in charge of the national budget who, according to the US Department of Justice, had embezzled billions of dollars from Nigeria’s treasury during a previous administration.
“The US cannot afford to allow President Tinubu to rig the upcoming Nigerian election.
This level of lawlessness in the Nigerian government puts Nigeria on a path similar to those seen in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Free and fair elections in Nigeria are essential to protecting US interests in Nigeria and the broader region,”
Von Batten‑Montague‑York linked the alleged “lawlessness” to the political trajectories of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, suggesting that a credible electoral process in Nigeria is crucial for US strategic and economic interests in West Africa.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and a major oil producer, has long been a focal point of US foreign policy in the region, making the prospect of a contested 2027 election a matter of international concern.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
