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Sometimes it does not need a rocket scientist or forensic scientist to solve incidents like the blaze of the Executive Mansion.
By virtue of their natural (God giving) abilities referred to by some as intelligence and others as wisdom, there is no problem
compounded so much beyond human’s solution without using artificial intelligence. The cause of the fire
at the Executive Mansion, according to South African forensic scientists (artificial Intelligence), was electrical fault.
However, the cause of the fire, according to natural intelligence (wisdom) was that too much blood wasted in that building
and had housed too many bloodstained leaders. The current leaders’ hands are stained with blood, too. That building
was burnt because it needed demolition anyway- for a new and a fresh one to be built to accommodate the leader
chosen by God. In a recent interview with Public Agenda newspaper, former NPFL defense spokesman,
also a bloodstained turned advocate, Tom Woewiyu said, “God has shown her (President Sirleaf) signs that He is not happy
with her. He has allowed the devil to drop a few plagues on Liberia as a way of making his point.” He continues, “The
mysterious burning of the marble-stone Executive Mansion, thereby, denying Madam Sirleaf the seat of power of our nation,
is an instance. She has been relegated to a cubicle in the Foreign Ministry building. If you we do not realize that God had
a hand in it, then we do not know Him.” Blood to go to the Executive Mansion, blood to stay there, exasperates
God. Liberia’s 159th Independence Day, the first to be celebrated under a postwar government was horrified by
a sudden outbreak of fire at the Executive Mansion. The fire gutted the nation’s highest building in the presence of
three West African leaders. From the onset of the incidence, Monrovians were engrossed with fear of
an armed attack. However, as news of the fire reached every community, calm was restored, but speculations about the cause
of the fire remained. When authorities were unable to immediately find clues for event like this,
especially in Liberia, psychics, spiritual and traditional leaders, and ordinary citizens will begin to study the event closely
on their own and draw conclusions from their own perspectives. The president and her staff had ruled
out a definite cause of the fire-until experts expected in to conduct an investigation release their findings. In the meantime,
the aftermath of the event at the Executive Mansion was the focus of discussion in every quarter and street corner of Monrovia.
Some Liberians had quickly jumped to conclusion, blaming the fire on political and military sabotage-linking disgruntled
former warlords. This conclusion if not in its entirety, had some substance, based on several crises deriving from pressures
to prosecute suspected economic and war criminals. Within the quarters of psychics, traditional, and spiritual leaders,
history plays a significant role in solving the mystery at the Executive Mansion. The Executive Mansion was ceremonially opened
on the fifth inauguration of Liberia’s 18th president, William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman in 1964.
From the eight-story “Dream Mansion” the late William VS Tubman not only steer Liberian so-say-one-so-so
say-all type of political life, he was accused by oppositionists, grassroots and peasants for being behind the infamous and
unstoppable ritualistic killings in Liberia. During the days and reign of William VS Tubman, Liberians saw human parts extracted
from children and young adults. Due to lack of free press and the conduit of independent inquiry, it
was difficult at the time to verify information about the use of human blood and parts at the Executive Mansion. However,
the fact that the nation’s highest office remained passive to the vampire state of affairs, ordinary Liberians
considered themselves and their children preys to town leopards. After the death of the 18th president,
perpetrators of ritualistic killings remained undeterred, despite the fall of their bloodsucker leader and the apparent declaration
of war against them by Tubman’s successor, William Richard Tolbert, Jr. When William R. Tolbert came to power, he warned
against ritualistic killings-in a zero tolerance policy, saying, “If you killed the law shall kill you.” To demonstrate his zero tolerance for ritualistic killings, late William R. Tolbert set an example on his cousin,
by hanging him after he was convicted of murder. The hardened ritualistic killers from Tubman days took late Tolbert’s
zero tolerance for granted by murdering Moses Tweh from Maryland County. Caught in the ritualistic killing of Moses Tweh were
top government officials from Maryland County and late Tubman’s henchmen who included the county’s superintendent,
senator, and among others. After fierce legal battles, Liberians saw justice ever in 120 years when Tubman’s friends
were hanged to the disbelief of Liberians. On April 12, 1980, at about 2: AM a group from the Armed Forces
of Liberia headed by Master Sergeant Samuel K. Doe slaughtered Liberia’s 19th president, William R. Tolbert at the Executive
Mansion-unreliable sources said the killing took place in the president’s bedroom. Late Tolbert pleaded with them for
reconciliation, but his blood wasted in the Executive Mansion adding to the blood used by late Tubman for sacrifice
while he was at the Executive Mansion. While at the Executive Mansion, Doe as a de facto head of state and
president, several Liberians were allegedly secretly slaughtered including one of Liberia’s renowned broadcast journalist,
Charles Gbeyon. After the abortive invasion of late General Thomas G. Quinwonkpa in 1985, it was speculated that parts of
General Quinwonkpa’s body were taken to the Executive Mansion for cannibalism purpose based on late Doe’s order.
After unleashing their drugged child soldiers who killed over 200, 000 people, the warlords of Liberia emerged
from their bloodstained bases around the country and formed a government of inclusion at the Executive Mansion. However, from
among them emerged the strongest man, Charles G. Taylor. Charles Taylor, being cognizant of the dreadful
events that unfolded at the Executive Mansion before him, held a consecrating ceremony at the Executive Mansion with some
Liberian clergies shortly after he was sworn in. However, he built himself a mini Executive Mansion to avoid the mansion residency-but
used it as offices. During the height of the civil war, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, then strong opposition
politician was heard instructing Charles Taylor to level Monrovia,-“We will rebuild it.” However, during the election
campaign that brought her to power, President Sirleaf denied telling Charles Taylor to level Monrovia, but said, “Level
the Executive Mansion-we will rebuild it” Observers believe the Executive Mansion is blood stained and suffered many
physical and verbal attacks during its existence. Some Liberians believe the fire that gutted
the Executive Mansion during such historical festivities is the first of its kind and may be seen as a symbolic expression
for the need to begin true repentance. A Liberian religious scholar suggested that true repentance must start from the top
and the bloody Executive Mansion must go away so that Liberians will stop being reminded of so many negative events that took
over their lives over the past decades. He said the current Executive Mansion serves as a reminder of the evils and
nightmares that still haunt Liberians from the hands of past blood suckers. An older Liberian woman residing in a village
on Grand Geedeh-Sinoe Highway and said, “The Mansion is tired from all the bad things that have been happening in there.
Let’s just build a new one since this a new Liberia,” she added 
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