Former President George Weah Under Attacks Over Death Of Samuel Doe’s Wife

Former President George Weah Under Attacks

 

OpenLife Nigeria reports that former President George Manneh Weah has come under heavy attacks as he publicly expressed sorrow and extended condolences to the family of the late former First Lady of Liberia, Madam Nancy B. Doe.

Nancy Doe  passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, following a period of illness.

In a statement issued on Thursday, May 22, Mr. Weah not only mourned the loss of the widow of slain President Samuel Kanyon Doe, but also acknowledged the significant role the Doe family, particularly President Doe himself, played in shaping his early football career.

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of former First Lady Nancy B. Doe,” Weah stated. “Her loss resonates with me personally, given the pivotal role the former President played in my journey to becoming a professional football player.”

Weah described the former First Lady as a woman of “towering presence” and “unwavering support” during her husband’s tenure. He highlighted her charitable efforts and tireless advocacy for women as hallmarks of her legacy.

But beneath the carefully worded condolence message lay something more, a long-awaited apology. While not explicitly stated as such, Weah’s tone struck many as a soft but significant attempt at mending long-standing wounds.

Over the years, some Liberians criticized Weah for what they saw as political silence or emotional distance from the Doe family, despite his early support from President Doe’s regime.

By referencing the personal connection and paying homage to the family’s enduring contribution to Liberia, Weah may have finally offered the closest thing to a public reconciliation gesture.

“She and her family closely followed the nation’s progress in the decades following the civil war, all while championing justice and peace,” Weah noted. “Her passing has left a profound void, not only for those who came to know her, such as myself—but for the entire nation.”

The former President concluded by extending heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and honoring Madam Doe’s “remarkable life.”

Reactions

In reaction, some social media enthusiasts came heavily on Weah:

IV West

Tribute for what after she visited u and asked for her benefits you denied her ,, this is a lesson to the krahn people who waste their time to vote for u very wicked guy

Jonathan Bank

This is one of the main reasons why we usually tell people that George Weah is evil and wicked. After ill treating this poor lady, when her late husband did so well for him, he’s now acknowledging the good SKD did for him when oldma Nancy is no more.

When Nancy Doe needed him the most, he abandoned her. Samuel K Doe was the one who give the land in Rehab to George Weah where he built his first home. Weah is ungrateful!

 You Are A  Hypocrite—Mamie Doe Blasts Weah

Reacting from the Samuel Doe’s family, what began as a solemn tribute from former President George M. Weah to Liberia’s late First Lady Nancy B. Doe has exploded into public controversy after Veronica Mamie Doe, daughter of the Doe family and namesake to the long-rumored Weah connection, issued a blistering open letter denouncing the former president’s statement as “hypocrisy.”

In her response titled “Stop the Hypocrisy, George!!” Mamie Doe thanked Weah for his “gracious sentiments,” but quickly shifted to recounting a series of painful encounters between Weah and the late Mrs. Doe, including a dramatic and humiliating meeting in which the former First Lady allegedly pleaded for the job security of her son but was met with hostility and public ridicule.

“You made her wait over eight hours, then blamed her for your election defeats,” Mamie wrote. “You told her she was ‘speaking foolishness’ and brusquely said, ‘Get from here mehn… and you call yourself mother?’”

The letter, published today on social media and widely circulated in Liberia’s political and civic spaces, paints a stark contrast to Weah’s earlier message describing Nancy Doe as a woman of “towering presence” and “unwavering support.” Mamie accused the former president of shutting the doors of government on her mother during his entire presidency.

“She stood at the gates of the Executive Mansion for six years, rain or shine, only to be turned away,” the statement claimed, adding that all the late First Lady ever requested were basic entitlements, her pension, acknowledgment of service, and attention to lingering legal matters, including a case pending before ECOWAS.

Mamie Doe also questioned whether Weah’s own wife, former First Lady Clar Weah, is enjoying the very benefits Nancy Doe was denied. “Yes or No?” she asked pointedly.

The message went deeper, calling out Weah for allegedly using President Samuel K. Doe’s legacy when convenient for political gain, but otherwise ignoring the man who once championed his rise from Monrovia’s slums to global football fame. “Why did you hate him so much, and yet he loved you too much?” Mamie wrote.

Concluding with a tone of finality, she declared, “It seems someone else must have drafted your letter… Let the Almighty judge you and her.”

As reactions pour in, the exchange is reigniting old wounds around Liberia’s complex political past, the legacy of the Doe family, and the long-standing tension between remembrance and justice.

Officially, Nancy B. Doe served as Liberia’s First Lady from 1980 until 1990.

Following the assassination of her husband during the height of the civil conflict, she lived quietly but remained active in Liberian affairs and diaspora advocacy.

Funeral arrangements for the former First Lady are yet to be announced.