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Presidency Attacks Peter Obi Over One-Term Presidency Promise

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The Presidency has criticised former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his reported promise to serve only one term if elected president in 2027.

Obi made the statement in a clip from an interview scheduled to air on News Central TV on Thursday, where he insisted he would leave office after four years.

“I’ll Leave After Four Years”

In the viral interview clip, Obi said Nigeria needed stability and vowed not to remain in office beyond a single term.

“I want to be a one-term president because of stability. I would not stay a day, with a gun to my head, longer than four years,” he said.

The former Anambra governor also criticised the economic policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, particularly rising living costs and continued borrowing.

According to Obi, Nigeria is currently facing one of its toughest economic periods in recent history.

Presidency Fires Back

Reacting to the comments, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed Obi’s promise as unreliable.

In a post shared on X early Thursday, Onanuga said Nigerians should not trust Obi’s pledge to serve only one term.

“If you believe Peter Obi’s promise to serve only one term as president, you’ll believe anything,” he wrote.

The presidential aide accused Obi of repeatedly abandoning political platforms despite previous loyalty vows.

Onanuga Questions Obi’s Political Loyalty

According to Onanuga, Obi had previously sworn loyalty to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) before eventually leaving the party.

“Consider his record: while in APGA, he famously placed himself under a self-curse, vowing never to leave the party that made him governor,” he said.

“He gave his word to the Ikemba, even on his deathbed, swearing loyalty and fidelity to APGA.”

Onanuga added that Obi later dumped APGA for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and subsequently moved to other political platforms.

“By his own actions, Peter Obi has shown that his word cannot be trusted. His promises are as fleeting as his political allegiances,” he stated.

2027 Political Tension Rising

Obi contested the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party and finished behind President Tinubu of the APC and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.

Since the election, the former governor has remained one of the leading opposition voices, frequently criticising the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms and governance policies.

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