Mr. Meeks tends toward the unflappable, and sure enough, when I barged into his office to interrupt a meeting, he simply smiled and shook my hand, as if a giant Muppet intrusion was an everydayoccurrence.
This is an everydayoccurrence in Ghana and if you think you can avoid it, let me tell you the story of a former chief justice who left strict instructions about what should happen when he dies.