Message of Love and Brotherhood to Africa — Page 25
25 permits, for they can not cross over to the country without that facility. The Governor was overjoyed at this offer and gave assurance of every kind of cooperation and advised us to make the offer in writing. On receipt of this he directed the Land Department to allot us a plot of our choice. At the same time he directed the Education Department not to wait for any further request from us but to give us all the forms that have to be filled up so that all the necessary actions are taken expeditiously. He expressed great pleasure to our 'envoy' over the offer and the hope that we would win over to Ahmadiyyat the hearts of the people of the North Western State the home region of Usman Bin Fodio, a reformer ( Mujaddid ), who appeared in this area. (I made a reference to him before my trip to that country) He therefore stressed upon us the importance of opening schools, though he is not a member of our Movement. Next we went to Ghana and then to Ivory Coast and to Liberia where we thought over schemes and took counsel and made plans. Mr. Tubman, the President of Liberia, is a very nice man. He has made a grant of a hundred-acre plot. It is a lot. By the Grace