Liberia: Can the Late Doe's Academic Dilemma Affect President Elect Weah?

President-elect George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is feeling presidential. His lifetime dream is fulfilled, but his educational dilemma still hovers over his head as he anxiously moves into his young and exciting presidency comes January 22nd, 2018. The president-elect case is not different from the case of the late President Doe's own academic dilemma he once experienced after he gained prominence when he overthrew the 'Congo elements' in the early 80s and became president of the Republic of Liberia later on.

When the late Doe became president, a cross-session of the Liberian population especially, the intellectuals and educated Liberians did not welcome him on grounds that he was not educated enough to serve as president of the Republic of Liberia. Will president-elect Weah be bothered by the same academic dilemma the late President Doe did suffer from? The answer is yes, but with few key differences. The president-elect did not rise from the Armed Forces of Liberia to seize power through the barrel of the guns.

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