The Chief Zoe of Grand kru County, Matthew Saikay Tweh, Sr., is dead. His death came barely three days ago when a Golden Veroleum (GVL) oil palm truck taking palm to the Golden SIFCA mill in Pleebo instantly killed a motorcyclist and a female petite trader in Grand Kru County.
The 69-year-old chief wing was a pressure patient who, as always, went and collected his drugs from the JJ Dossen hospital in Harper, Maryland County.
“When my father got his medication on Thursday, he spent the night with me here in Harper, then on Friday at 4:00 p.m he embarked on his journey for Grand Kru,” Matthew Saikay Tweh, Jr., son of the late chief wing explained.
The chief wing died when the motorcycle carrying him to Grand Kru was overtaking a truck driven by Edward McIntosh, a contractor hauling the Maryland Oil Palm Plantation’s palms to the mill. The bike collided with the truck’s front Tyre from the rear.
One of the chief’s daughters accompanying him is in critical condition, and that the rider might give up the ghost due to injuries sustained.
Tweh was the Paramount Chief of his home town, Poor River, and the county’s chief wing at the same time.
Leaving seventeen (17) children behind, 10 males and 7 females, the late chief previously served the Government of Liberia (GOL) as a clan chief from 1995—2000 and Paramount Chief from 2000—2019. “He held both positions without salary,” Matthew Jr. narrated. He was appointed Chief Wing in 2019, a position he held till his death.