You must not wait to be elected into office, before you begin to serve. Begin to serve every where you are; in the home, community, school, university, work, hospital, church, market, society, nation and among many other places.

Lailah Gifty Akita
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You must not wait to be elected into office before you begin to serve. Begin to serve every where you are, in the home, in community, in school, in university, in work, in hospital, in church, in market, among others.

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