My Father Recruited Atiku Into Customs | Tinubu Is a Lion With Horns - Donald Duke Reveals History
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Opposition Will Rig Itself Out | Donald Duke Warns Fragmented Coalition Can't Beat Tinubu in 2027
The views expressed in this interview are those of former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke and are presented as political commentary and historical recollection. Allegations and characterizations regarding fuel subsidy policy, military-era economic decisions, and political figures are attributed statements under fair comment on matters of public interest. SYMFONI has not independently verified historical claims and presents this unedited for public record.
In this interview, Donald Duke breaks down why he believes Nigeria's fuel subsidy is a fiction from the Abacha era, why refining abroad while local refineries rot is economic sabotage, and why the only path to unseat an incumbent is unity.
00:00 - Hook: Atiku promises to restore subsidy — Duke reacts
00:16 - "There's No Subsidy" — Duke dismantles subsidy myth
00:53 - How the subsidy business started under Abacha
01:59 - Fuel as catalyst for development, not profit centre
02:35 - Will 2027 be rigged? "Opposition will rig itself out"
04:39 - Only united opposition can beat Tinubu — the incumbent advantage
05:42 - "Either him or nobody" — Duke slams sycophant surrogates
07:11 - No policies, just abuse — calls for presidential debate
08:48 - My father recruited Atiku — the family history
09:33 - 1999: The real story of John Odigie-Oyegun & Ken Nnamani
13:28 - IBB, Obasanjo & the G4 — clarifying the 2003 book story
16:32 - I've interacted with every leader since Gowon
17:03 - Tinubu: "Very determined, doesn't think inside the box"
18:30 - Politics as vehicle to governance — final word
“There’s no subsidy. Anything that God says you need to survive must be freely available and affordable.” — Donald Duke
“The opposition will rig itself out… through stupidity and ego.”
“You don’t fight a lion with horns using knife and fork. You’ll be the dinner.” — on fighting Tinubu fractured
“My father recruited Atiku. He remains my senior brother.”
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