It’s the time for which I have been waiting for almost two years. Last year everyone was saying that the election for Colonel was going to take place at this time last year, and I waited patiently only to find that their gossip was a small dose of the chat that would add up during my service. Now I have learned to take every rumor with a grain of sand. The Colonelship is a position which comes from the African tradition, previously referred to as a chief.
The Colonel is not a bad guy at all, despite the many harsh words that people use every time that his name is mentioned. Let it be a good example of how difficult it is too be a leader in Accompong. From my time here I have pretty much decided that every Colonel in the past operated in much the same way. He is a generous man, and every time that I “accidentally” stumble upon him in a local bar he will buy me a drink.
