An Accra High Court has issued an injunction against the late Highlife legend Daddy Lumba’s funeral, slated for December 13, 2025.
The High Court decision follows the maternal family of the legend, Daddy Lumba, initiating a legal dispute.
The five maternal relatives, Obaapanyin Afia Adomah Pakoso, Robert Gyamfi (Wofa Yaw Poku Asuafua), Georgina Gyamfi, Ernestina Fosuh, and Nana Afia Kobi Pakoso filed a writ on December 3 seeking against the customary and legal authority over the burial arrangements.
The court is restraining Kofi Owusu, the family head (Abusuapanyin), from organising his burial and also barred the third respondent, Transitions Funeral Home, from releasing the body until all substantive issues were resolved.
The Judge in the ruling noted that affidavits before it suggested the immediate family had been sidelined in funeral arrangements.
According to the Judge, delaying the burial could lead to increased costs, but highlighted that due process and proper family involvement must be respected.
Although the Judge asserted that the family head has the authority to lead funeral preparations, he added that such authority must be exercised in consultation with the family.
The court subsequently directed the first respondent convene a stakeholder meeting within three weeks to agree on a new burial date, adding that all funds raised for the funeral be separated from accounts belonging to the Daddy Lumba Memorial Foundation.
Meanwhile, the eldest daughter of the late Highlife legend Daddy Lumba, Denise Lady Ama Saah Fosu, has for the first time spoken about her father’s burial slated for December 13, 2025.
Denise Lady Ama Saah Fosu, speaking to Ghanaians in a viral video at the late musician’s East Legon residence, invited fans and the general public to her father’s funeral at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on 13th December 2025.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Denise Lady Ama Saah Fosu stated, “Hello, my name is Denise Lady Ama Saah Fosu, the eldest daughter of the late Charles Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba. I’m here, representing my entire family today.
We’d like to kindly invite you to my father’s funeral, which will take place on the 13th December in Kumasi. We wish all well-wishers and mourners to join us to celebrate his life.”
Additionally, the late Daddy Lumba’s first wife, Madam Akosua Serwaa, publicly spoke for the first time following the conclusion of the ‘Serwaa vs. Broni’ court case.
In a viral video shared on social media, Akosua Serwaa was captured dressed in black attire and thanked supporters both online and in real life.
She also appreciated the love shown to her by Team Legal Wives and the husbands of members of Team Legal Wives.
Speaking in the viral video, Akosua Serwaa stated, “I want to first thank God, and secondly, all social media platforms and every Ghanaian, Team Legal Wives and husbands of members of Team Legal Wives, Papa Shee… the list is endless. You have shown me love and stood by me in these trying times”.
“Let us continue to walk in love. The victory is for all of us. The Bible says that those who put their hope in the Lord will not be disappointed. May God be with us,” she added.
Also, the legal counsel for Akosua Serwaa, William Kusi, has revealed that her client has ordered him to appeal the Kumasi High Court decision.
According to William Kusi, as a learned professional, he cannot align himself with decisions he described as scandalous.
Speaking in an interview with Dadzie TV on November 28, 2025, William Kusi stated, “I am a learned person, and I can’t align myself with decisions which are scandalous, and I cannot defend. I just spoke with my client, and she said we should appeal against it, and I agree with her. We will prosecute and appeal”.
“She said Akosua Serwaa was unable to prove that she married Lumba in Germany. In fact, she said something like, ‘As for marriage in Germany, it is proven by documents, so if someone claims by just word of mouth that they got married in Germany, it’s not enough unless there is documentation.’ She added that the documents we brought to court cannot be accepted because Akosua Serwaa’s and Lumba’s signatures are not in them,” he explained.
He added, “The most scandalous part of her statement was that she said we only went to forge some documents to claim it is a certificate, which impugns our integrity as lawyers. To me, it’s scandalous”.
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The Accra High Court has upheld the injunction preventing the release of Daddy Lumba’s body and has ordered that the funeral, originally set for December 13, be postponed.
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The court further instructed the first defendant, who is the family head, to meet with the other relatives… pic.twitter.com/x3jWDe8L0X