Donald Duke’s recent account of Nigeria’s Paris Club debt deal bears little relation to the public record. In an interview published by SYMFONI TV on 22 August 2026, he accused Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of taking “vain glory” for the relief. “It wasn’t her,” he said. “It was President Obasanjo.” He reduced her work to presidential “runs” and told her not to take credit.
Nigeria’s Paris Club debt deal: A factual rejoinder to Donald Duke, By Jide Akintunde
