Acclaimed historian, Yaw Anokye Frimpong, has given a historical background to the role Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr , played in the upbringing of the Asantehene, .

Speaking in a recent interview on Max TV, on May 14, 2025, Anokye Frimpong disclosed that the Asantehene and Ghana's first president had a unique son-and-father relationship.

He indicated that the Asantehene was introduced to Dr when he was a young child by one of his advisers, the Paramount Chief of Sefwi-Wiawso, Nana Aduhene, who was the caretaker of the Asantehene, . "Otumfuo was very close to Dr .

I'm sure people will be wondering how someone born in 1950 would be close to , who gained independence for Ghana in 1957 and was overthrown in 1966. "The truth is that became the Leader of Government Business in 1951.