Monrovia – Veronica Mamie Doe, daughter of the late Liberian President Samuel Ok. Doe, has accused Grand Gedeh County Senator Zoe Emmanuel Pennue of ordering the theft of her mother and father’ stays and orchestrating their unauthorized reburial in Tuzon, the previous president’s hometown.
By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, [email protected]
In a Fb put up on Thursday night, Mamie Doe wrote: “ZOE PENNUE INSTRUCTED PEOPLE TO STEAL OUR PARENTS’ CASKETS AND BURY THEM IN TUZON AGAINST OUR WISHES. NO ONE CONSULTED US.”
Tuzon, in Grand Gedeh County, is the birthplace of the late President Doe. Nonetheless, Mamie insists the household was by no means consulted about relocating the stays, describing the act as a violation of their needs. Previous to the journey, footage from Zwedru confirmed an enormous clean-up train at Doe’s unfinished palace, main the general public to imagine it was the venue of the burial.
The allegations additional intensify the long-standing feud between Mamie Doe and Senator Pennue, who’ve reportedly been at odds for years.
Earlier this month, members of the Doe household publicly distanced themselves from Mamie Doe’s earlier claims that Senator Pennue was concerned within the demise of her mom, former First Woman Nancy B. Doe, who lately handed away in Monrovia after a short sickness.
Showing on The Spoon Discuss Present final lately, Mamie Doe once more accused Pennue—a longtime affiliate of the Doe household—of complicity in her mom’s demise. She additionally made headlines for rejecting condolence items from former President George Weah, who shared an in depth bond with the late President Doe throughout his early footballing profession.
Though there isn’t a recognized grave for President Samuel Ok. Doe, his household and the Authorities of Liberia have introduced plans to rebury him alongside his spouse, former First Woman Nancy Doe, in Grand Gedeh County. On Wednesday, a hearse carrying two caskets was transported to Grand Gedeh for the ultimate funeral rites of the late President and First Woman. President Joseph Boakai additionally traveled to the county to attend the ceremonies.
Samuel Kanyon Doe dominated Liberia from 1980 till his violent demise in 1990 by the hands of the Impartial Nationwide Patriotic Entrance of Liberia (INPFL) insurgent group led by the late Prince Yormie Johnson. His legacy stays deeply polarizing, with critics citing his authoritarian rule and supporters defending his nationalism.
Nancy Doe, who stored a low public profile after her husband’s demise, spent her final days quietly in Liberia till her latest passing.
