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...