US lawmaker Riley Moore has attacked President Bola Tinubu’s administration for failing to meet requirements attached to US security support.
Moore, who is a member of West Virginia’s 2nd District, shared his stance in a post on X yesterday, calling on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take the matter into consideration when making future financing decisions, writes Vanguard.
“In my opinion, the Tinubu administration has failed to meet the conditions set by the appropriations committee for security assistance. I urge @SecRubio to consider this in administering both FY26 and FY27 funding,” he wrote.
FY26 and FY27 relate to the U.S. federal budget cycles in which foreign aid, particularly military and security cooperation packages to partner countries like Nigeria, is appropriated.
US security assistance to Nigeria generally involves military training, intelligence support, equipment delivery and counter-terrorism partnership to confront insurgency, banditry and organised crime.
But such aid is typically conditional, including responsibility for the use of funds, respect for human rights standards and demonstrable progress in reducing instability.
This is the latest in a series of comments by Moore, who has questioned the impact of US military assistance to Nigeria, especially in light of the continued violence in sections of the nation.
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