UK says it will not intervene in 2027 elections and has no preferred party, says envoy

By Favour Ulebor, ABUJA

The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mrs Gill Lever, announced that the United Kingdom will not intervene in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections and that it does not favour any political party ahead of the vote.

She delivered this remark on Tuesday while visiting the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, at the Government House in Ilorin.

During her three‑day official tour of Kwara State, the envoy emphasized that Britain will only back elections that are free, peaceful and credible.