Peter Obi, a past Labour Party presidential candidate, has come under fire from the presidency for his promise to serve only one term if elected, citing his inconsistent political record. In a widely shared video from an interview that will run on News Central TV on Thursday, Obi declared that he would not stay in power for more than four years "even with a gun to my head."
In response, Special Advisor to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga rejected the pledge in a post on X on Thursday, claiming that Obi's prior political choices demonstrate a pattern of betrayed allegiance.
According to Onanuga, "you'll believe anything if you believe Peter Obi's promise to serve only one term as president."
He said that while Obi was governor of Anambra State, he had previously sworn allegiance to the All Progressives Grand Alliance before switching to the Peoples Democratic Party.
"Peter Obi's promises have never lasted long. He eventually left APGA to join the PDP, and ever since then, he has been a political rolling stone, hopping from one platform to another, he said.
Onanuga claims that Obi's shifting political stance over time demonstrates the untrustworthiness of his promises.
Peter Obi has demonstrated that his own behavior cannot believe his word. "His political allegiances are as ephemeral as his promises," he continued.
In the 2023 presidential contest, Obi ran for president on behalf of the Labour Party and came in third, behind former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.
After leaving the African Democratic Congress alliance in advance of the January 16, 2027, presidential election, he joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
