This book is Peter Tucker's response to the requests of many of his
former co-workers and friends to put on the record for the benefit
of posterity his experience in over half a century of public
service. Always meticulous and orderly, he begins from his roots in
Shebar and goes through the various aspects of his life, describing
in simple terms the trials, tribulations and triumphs of his long
career in the public Service. He gives a clear and very informative
story of the origin of his ancestors, who founded the Tucker
Kingdom in the Sherbro region of Sierra Leone, their wealth and
power, as well as their relationship with the British Crown. In his
peculiar modest way, he describes his life and successes in his
beloved St. Edwards School and his triumphs at Fourah Bay College.
He entered the Public Service of Sierra Leone in 1955, and in the
year of Independence he was deployed in the Prime Minister's
Office, where he was given the responsibility of recruiting and
training Sierra Leoneans to replace the expatriate staff of the
colonial administration and for the transformation of the Civil
Service into one for an Independent State. He describes the way he
did it and the immense satisfaction he found in serving his country
well at that important turning point in its history. The Author
also gives an insider's account of the 1967 General Elections and
the conflict arising therefrom. He candidly describes the events of
that period and refutes many of the speculations, distortions and
guesses about what really happened in those few days. Working with
the NRC, with all the eccentricities of Brigadier Juxon-Smith is an
unforgettable experience, and the reader is given a glimpse of it
in this book.
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