Monday, Oct. 02, 1944
The people's Man
In Accra, one Adumua, Esq., a candidate for the local town council, bought space in the African Spokesman, modestly catalogued (in the third person) his qualifications for office:
"He has rubbed shoulders with the people for many years. ... He is humble and unassuming. He has lofty ideals. He has attained a great height in education. He commands enviable diction of the English language. He is eloquent and his thoughts flow. He is ready-witted. He is independent in business. He is independent in action. He is independent in ideas. He is independent in decisions. He is a courageous debater. He is a forceful speaker. He is a good scholar. He is a level-headed citizen. He is sociable and approachable. He is brimful of experience. He has tact and common sense. He is full of enterprise. He is acquainted with the needs of his people. He is the people's Man."
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