[3] The association consisted of a group of educated protectorate Sierra Leoneans including John Karefa-Smart, Siaka Stevens, J.D.Manley and Doyle Sumner.
[3] It was chaired by Sir Milton Margai and the deputy leader was Chief Bai Farima Tass II.
He was a passionate advocate of education in Sierra Leone and he helped establish the Bo Government School.
It is the tradition of paramount chief's in Sierra Leone to practice polygamy and have so-called "junior" wives.
[6][7] He promoted education for women and girls in his chiefdom and led by example by having his daughter Ella accompany him to the Council of Chiefs and Protectorate Assembly Meetings.