The Presidency has dismissed Peter Obi’s claims that the Federal Government is targeting him, insisting his allegations about safety and business frustration are false.
The Presidency has dismissed allegations by former Anambra State Governor and 2027 presidential hopeful Peter Obi that the Federal Government is targeting him and deliberately frustrating his businesses.
Obi made the claims during an interview on With Chude, hosted by media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo and later shared on X.
Speaking about his political future, the former governor said his greatest concern was not whether he would contest the 2027 presidential election, but whether he would still be alive to do so.
“I might not even be alive,” Obi said. “Every single thing I do for a living, this government is frustrating it. Deliberately so. Everything. So, there is even a possibility, if they have the opportunity, I will not be alive.”
The former Labour Party presidential candidate also alleged that opposition politicians are facing intimidation, claiming that he has repeatedly encountered actions aimed at making his daily activities difficult.
He further suggested that some of his supporters now avoid being publicly associated with him out of fear of possible repercussions.
Obi’s comments quickly generated reactions across political circles, with supporters and critics debating the claims on social media and other public platforms.
Responding to the allegations, the Presidency, through the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, rejected Obi’s assertions, describing them as false, misleading and lacking credible evidence.
The Presidency maintained that there is no campaign to persecute the former presidential candidate or undermine his personal or business interests.
It also dismissed his claims about his safety and a recent airport incident, insisting that the allegations were unfounded.
According to the Presidency, President Bola Tinubu’s administration remains focused on implementing key economic reforms and delivering governance for Nigerians, stressing that it has no reason to be distracted by what it described as politically motivated narratives.
The full statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, reads below:
Peter Obi’s new lies
Peter Obi’s recent claims of being targeted by the government—citing an incident involving his car at the airport, which, by his own account, must have resulted from flouting parking regulations—are simply unfounded and misleading.
As a pathological and serial liar, Mr Obi is intent on dragging the government into every personal inconvenience he encounters, often resorting to exaggeration and baseless allegations.
His claim that he may not be alive for the January 2027 election and that people are being pressured not to invite him to social events is nothing more than a fabricated narrative, a page from his book of lies and propaganda.
These claims lack substance and are designed to attract undue sympathy and deflect attention from his credibility deficit and the problems faced by his SPV and his adopted political association, the NDC.
It is important to note that Mr Obi has a substantial interest in Fidelity Bank. The institution continues to thrive as a result of the current administration’s robust economic reforms.
The government is certainly not targeting the bank. Rather than being “haunted” by the government, Mr Obi appears to be grappling with the consequences of his litany of unfounded statements.
The Tinubu government remains fully focused on consolidating its historic and beneficial reforms for the good of all Nigerians.
It has neither the time nor the inclination to be distracted by Mr Obi’s self-serving narratives and lies or by his candidacy, as he constantly diminishes himself with specious, unverifiable utterances.
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