▁patron age ▁of ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie ▁( then ▁the ▁reg ent ▁Ras ▁T af ari ), ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁first ▁was ▁made ▁governor ▁of ▁J ij iga ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁his ▁efforts ▁at ▁this ▁post ▁gave ▁him ▁" a ▁reputation ▁for ▁en light ened ▁administration ," ▁according ▁to ▁Bah ru ▁Z ew de , ▁who ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁" m uch ▁of ▁the ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁J ij j iga ▁from ▁a ▁g arrison ▁town ▁to ▁a ▁modern ▁urban ▁centre ▁goes ▁to ▁Tak la - H aw ary at ". ▁Despite ▁this ▁good ▁work , ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁either ▁quit ▁or ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁this ▁post : ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁in ▁his ▁un pub lished ▁aut obi ography ▁claims ▁Ras ▁T af ari ▁kept ▁re app oint ing ▁people ▁he ▁had ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁in e ffic iency . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁id len ess , ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁another ▁governor ship , ▁to ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Ch archar , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁T af ari ▁was ▁developing ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁of ▁progress ive ▁or ▁modern ▁government ; ▁however , ▁although ▁he ▁displayed ▁enter prise ▁and ▁a ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁duty , ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁had ▁an ▁independent ▁character ▁that ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Reg ent , ▁and ▁despite ▁the ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁his ▁skill ▁at ▁governor ▁of ▁Cher cher ▁province , ▁because ▁of