Former presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has urged Nigerians to be wary of any politician who promises to do a single term if elected president.
He said such a promise does not hold water.
Abati, an Arise TV host, who was apparently referring to Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, also said any politician who goes around serving food during functions should not be taken seriously.
Obi had repeatedly vowed that if elected president in 2027, he would do one term and then hand over to a Northerner.
He was also weeks back captured in viral images serving good to guests during a programme in Imo State.
However, Abati has described these actions as signs of desperation.
He said Peter Obi's "I will do one term; I will serve you food" will not work.
He urged Nigerians to ignore any politician with a sign of desperation.
"What I am saying is that any politician that comes to you and says that I am going to do only one term, that is a sign of desperation.
"It will not work. Just like the gambit about serving food and carrying plates or doing boy-boy at parties that will be better organised by event organisers. It is also a sign of desperation; it will not work.
"If Nigerian people are politically educated to a point where they can vote for a competent person regardless of where he comes from or his religion, that's when the country will begin to move forward.
"So, all this 'I will do one term, I will serve you food,' that's not going to work," he said.
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo had also asked that any politician promising single tenure should be taken for psychiatric examination.