The Missing Staff

A man dies and willed all his properties to his son, but the will also says his son can only inherit the properties after going back to their village to fight and bring back the staff of Okomfo Anokye. Okomfo Anokye is a legendary African high priest who once lived in Ghana and he is believed to be the founder of the great Ashanti empire. What is the connection between this man and the historical high priest and what is the connection between the past and the future?