MONROVIA – A tribute issued by former President George Manneh Weah on Thursday, May 22, honoring the late former First Lady Nancy Bohn Doe, has generated public controversy after the daughter of the deceased, Madam Veronica Mamie Doe, issued a scathing rebuttal accusing the former Liberian leader of hypocrisy and cruelty.
Madam Nancy B. Doe, widow of slain President Samuel Kanyon Doe, died peacefully at her residence in Sinkor on Wednesday, May 21, following a period of illness. Former President Weah, in a widely circulated statement, mourned her as a “towering presence” and praised her contributions to women’s empowerment and national football development during her husband’s presidency. He described her passing as “deeply personal,” citing former President Doe’s influence in his rise to football prominence.
But within hours, that narrative was dramatically challenged by the Doe family. In a blistering public response, Veronica Mamie Doe, daughter of the late President and First Lady, directly accused Weah of mistreating her mother, publicly humiliating her during his presidency, and ultimately abandoning her appeals for justice and dignity.
“STOP THE HYPOCRISY, GEORGE!” Mamie Doe began, dismantling Weah’s eulogy as hollow and performative. She recounted a bitter encounter at the Executive Mansion during Weah’s tenure, where Mrs. Doe, she claims, was made to wait for over eight hours only to be scolded, dismissed, and reduced to tears as she begged Weah not to dismiss her son from his job at the Freeport of Monrovia. Mamie further alleged that Weah blamed the former First Lady for rumors about his alleged relationship with her, rumors Mamie denies, and belittled Mrs. Doe in front of an audience.
According to Mamie, the ordeal continued beyond that meeting. Despite persistent efforts to seek recognition for her service as First Lady, her pension, and the resolution of long-standing legal cases, including one before ECOWAS, Mrs. Doe was denied access and turned away at the gates of the Executive Mansion for six years straight. “All she asked was what any First Lady deserves,” Mamie wrote.
In a stunning rebuke, Mamie questioned whether Weah’s own wife, former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, is currently enjoying the benefits Mrs. Doe was denied. She also criticized Weah’s political opportunism, accusing him of invoking President Doe’s legacy only when politically convenient while privately disregarding the late president’s role in his rise.
“You’d sooner praise foreign backers than the very man who pulled you up by your bootstraps,” she wrote. “So please forgive our astonishment at your heartfelt condolences.”
Mamie Doe ended her statement with a sharp call for divine judgment, suggesting that Weah’s tribute was likely penned by someone else and did not reflect the true sentiments of a man who, in her words, “silenced her cries for help for justice.”
