In 1926, Governor Gordon Guggisburg also stated that ‘‘if the people of the Gold Coast are ever to stand by themselves, it must be by the gradual development of their own institutions and customs to meet the demands of more modern and advanced civilisation’’. What led to this statement and the result of it.
Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, KCMG, DSO, (20 July 1869 – 21 April 1930) was a senior Canadian-born British Army officer and British Empire colonial administrator. He published a number of works on military topics and Africa.