In 1992, during the lead-up to the general elections in Ghana, the charismatic leader Jerry John Rawlings visited the Tongo community in the Talensi District as part of his campaign for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). During this visit, Rawlings sought the counsel and support of the respected Tongo chief, Naab Kousaug, the father of the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency chairman.

In their meeting, the chief shared with Rawlings a profound tale involving a local animal known in Gureni as “Zuure.” He asked Rawlings to count the animal’s tails (Zuure), but Rawlings acknowledged that it was an impossible task. The chief then presented Rawlings with “Zɛ’a”—the stock of millet—and similarly asked him to count it. Once again, Rawlings recognized the impossibility of the task.