The Presidency has openly questioned the credibility of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s recent pledge to serve only one term if elected president, stating that anyone who believes such a promise would "believe anything." This strong reaction follows Obi's assertion in a viral clip from an upcoming News Central TV interview, where he unequivocally stated he would not remain in office beyond four years, even "with a gun to my head."

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, took to X on Thursday to dismiss Obi’s commitment. Onanuga insisted that Obi’s past political actions demonstrate a pattern of inconsistency, which undermines the reliability of his current promises. He specifically highlighted Obi's previous pledge of loyalty to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) while serving as the governor of Anambra State, only to later defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Onanuga characterized Obi as a "political rolling stone," whose pledges have historically been "short-lived." He further elaborated that since abandoning APGA for the PDP, Obi has consistently "drifted from one political platform to another." According to the presidential adviser, Obi’s trajectory over the years strongly suggests that his promises are inherently unreliable, concluding that "By his own actions, Peter Obi has shown that his word cannot be trusted. His promises are as fleeting as his political allegiances.”

Peter Obi was the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, where he placed third behind President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. More recently, ahead of the 2027 presidential election scheduled for January 16, 2027, Obi has reportedly joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following his departure from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition.