▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁five ▁months ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Governor ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁persu aded ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Office ▁to ▁admit ▁Afr icans ▁onto ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁brought ▁about ▁the ▁new ▁constitution ▁which ▁changed ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁six ▁ex ▁offic io ▁members , ▁six ▁nominated ▁members , ▁and ▁eigh teen ▁elected ▁members , ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁African ▁majority ▁on ▁the ▁council . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁a ▁rit ual ▁murder ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Ky eb i . ▁The ▁j ury ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁ 6 ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁n atives ▁and ▁one ▁European ) ▁conv icted ▁ 8 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁murder , ▁but ▁the ▁accused ▁had ▁a ▁well ▁fund ed ▁defence ▁with ▁the ▁leading ▁lawyer ▁a ▁national ist ▁politician ▁and ▁relation ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁accused . ▁The ▁defence ▁launched ▁appe als ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁parliament ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁trial ▁as ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁white ▁opp ression ▁and ▁sm ear ▁the ▁Governor ▁for ▁supporting ▁the ▁court ' s ▁decision . ▁This ▁got ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁polit icians ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁that ▁hadn ' t ▁research ed ▁the ▁facts ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁real ise