Monrovia — A renowned son of Huge Gedeh County, Watson Chelley, has accused worn Liberian President George Manneh Weah of turning his abet on the family of slain President Samuel Kanyon Doe, despite years of unwavering support from Doe’s kinsmen, namely the Krahn ethnic crew.
In a viral put up circulating all over social media platforms, Chelley outlined what he termed a “deliberate neglect” of the Doe family at some level of Weah’s six-twelve months presidency, highlighting a assortment of actions–or inactions–that he believes uncovered the worn president’s lack of appreciation for the boring president’s legacy.
“Following President Doe’s demise, George Weah assumed the presidency of Liberia in 2017,” Chelley wrote. “During his tenure, he removed Doe’s son from government, failed to appoint any of Doe’s family members, and never once visited the family’s home out of respect.”
Chelley further identified that despite a ruling from the ECOWAS Courtroom of Justice mandating advantages for the Doe family, Weah’s administration failed to conform. He said the boring worn First Girl, Nancy B. Doe, lived in silence and hardship, most continuously overpassed by the very executive that owed her family a debt of honor.
“In six years, Weah did not organize a state funeral for President Doe nor showed any effort to reconcile with the family. That’s a grave disrespect to a man who paved the way for his [Weah’s] rise,” Chelley added.
He also recounted a nerve-racking episode, claiming that Madam Doe once visited the worn president’s arena to plead for employment for her son but was allegedly left open air within the protection booth for ten hours without being granted an viewers.
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But, upon the loss of life of Mrs. Doe, worn President Weah issued a public assertion expressing, condolences and attributing noteworthy of his football success to the boring president and his wife. In his tribute, Weah referred to Madam Doe as a “mother figure” who supplied him support at some level of his early years.
But Chelley brushed apart the tribute as hypocrisy. “This is the height of wickedness,” he wrote. “He ignored her in life and now sings praises in her death.”
He did no longer spare his critics, namely some Krahn supporters of Weah who challenged his earlier put up. “To all the Krahn folks who insulted me, you can now bow in shame,” he said. “You blindly supported a man who disrespected our legacy.”
The put up has stirred heated debates on social media, with many Liberians reflecting on the political relationship between the worn president and the Doe legacy. For years, many Krahn other folks considered Weah as a political son of Doe and supported his political recede from 2005 as much as his presidency.
As public emotions continue to create around the passing of Madam Doe, Chelley’s accusations can even suggested further scrutiny into the legacy of Weah’s administration and his relationship with the family of one amongst Liberia’s most controversial and consequential leaders.
