Former President and Asantehene have opened up about how an elderly woman in Kumasi was apprehended by soldiers during late President ' tenure in office.
They shared that Rawlings launched an operation to crack down on the hoarding of essential commodities that could benefit the country economically.
Kufuor disclosed that during the operation, an elderly woman was searched by military personnel who found that she was hiding a prestigious beverage and was subsequently questioned. "During Rawlings' era, soldiers were searching for hidden commodities and they entered a certain woman's house in Kumasi. "They found a prestigious beverage thus EC Africa hidden under her bed, so the soldiers interrogated her on how she got it and the motive behind the hoarding," Kufuor recounted in Twi during a public encounter.
In a light moment where both personalities were sharing the story and laughing together, Otumfuo confirmed the ex-president's account and added that the woman was apprehended for failing to justify her actions. "Yes, it happened in '79.
