The United States would not permit Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to rig the 2027 general elections, according to Von Batten-Montague-York, a political consultancy and lobbying organisation with headquarters in the United States.
In a post on its verified X handle on Thursday, Von Batten-Montague-York made this claim.
The firm further claimed that there is a growing consensus that the Nigerian government and its leader, President Bola Tinubu, are a bulwark of corruption, irrespective of political inclinations.
The corporation claims that Tinubu appointed someone who had embezzled billions from Nigeria’s coffers, according to the US Department of Justice during a previous administration to serve as Nigeria’s current minister in charge of the nation’s budget.
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“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,” the firm tweeted.
Prof. Joash Amupitan, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stressed that enough funding is crucial for obtaining the security and logistical support needed to carry out the general elections in 2027.
During a goodwill speech at the sixth edition of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers, which had as its theme “Developing a Nigeria Police Roadmap for Effective Management of Security During Elections”, Amupitan delivered this message on Wednesday in Owerri, Imo State.
The INEC chairman noted that while the commission’s funding is constitutionally designated as a first-line charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the breadth of its mandates necessitates continuous financial investment to facilitate effective electoral administration.
He elaborated that INEC bears responsibility for conducting not only presidential and National Assembly elections, but also governorship and state House of Assembly elections, managing voter registration, and overseeing the registration of political parties.
According to him, the commission additionally possesses statutory authority to direct the deployment of security agencies for electoral activities and voter registration processes, thereby establishing security as a fundamental component of the electoral framework.
He said, “Sometimes, it is not what you would like to do that you can do because of financial constraints. The system does make allocations of what is available and what is affordable at a particular time for the expenses and appropriation of the agencies, including the police and also including INEC.”
