Victor Kofi Owusu, commonly known as Abusuapanyin Tupac, the family head of late Ghanaian Highlife legend Daddy Lumba, has broken his silence following calls demanding his removal as family head.
According to Abusuapanyin Tupac, no one can remove him from his position as a family head except the Asantehene.
Speaking in an interview on Ezra TV on February 26, 2026, Abusuapanyin Tupac stated, “No one can overthrow me as a family head except Otumfuo. People don’t show respect and are just talking without understanding. Who is Mama China anyway? If a family head organises a funeral, I answer only to my family.
A post-funeral review is for us, not for bloggers or outsiders. Mama China and her group need to understand that they are not part of the Ekuona clan. Even if two Ekuona members join them, that does not make them our family,” he said.
His remarks follow Mama China, spokesperson for the elderly women advocating for his removal, slamming him for allegedly organising Lumba’s funeral without involving the singer’s first wife or elder sister.
According to Mama China, the family has issued a two-week ultimatum for Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu to appear before the Chiefs of Parkoso.
“We have given him a two-week period to appear before the Chiefs on March 11, 2026, to answer our questions or face the consequences,” she added.
Meanwhile, following the burial of late highlife legend Daddy Lumba, there are still ongoing controversies surrounding the post-burial ceremony and where he was buried.
In a latest development, a video has surfaced from a family meeting where a woman appears possessed by the spirit of the late Daddy Lumba, addressing a plot to remove the family head, Abusuapanin Tupac, over unresolved burial disputes.
In the viral video shared on X, the alleged old woman possessed by Lumba’s spirit stated, “I have been buried in the house I lived in at Accra, that is where he buried me. This is Lumba speaking. God has sent this woman to bring me home, so whatever the woman is saying is the truth.
Bring me back home, if you will not bring me back home, look for where this woman is staying, because the woman who is speaking is the one who will let angels take my soul back home to join the family. So that I will be able to go to the other world. Because where I am, what to eat and what to drink, I do not have, but if I am brought home, I will get something to eat and drink”.
The woman was later quizzed on whether Lumba died because of a sickness or not. She stated, “Whether someone killed me or not, it will be known for all those still living on earth, so be patient”.
The old woman possessed by Lumba further added that when the family asked the Abusuapanin where Lumba was buried, and he refused to disclose it to them, they should not quarrel with him, adding that they can call on God to sit with him to ask him.
Also, an aunt of the late highlife legend Daddy Lumba has said the family is distressed over their inability to access his body.
The aunt expressed dissatisfaction with the family head for preventing them from seeing Lumba’s body or knowing where he was buried.
According to her, they are being tormented by Daddy Lumba’s ‘ghost’.
Addressing the media on February 17, 2026, she stated, “Abusuapanyin disappointed us, and it’s a big disgrace to us, the family. I’ve never seen or heard before that someone will die and we can’t see his body till date”.
“We are really suffering. When you’re sleeping, he would just be on you. His ghost keeps tormenting us. We are pleading to everyone to put us into prayers,” she stated.
The aunt of Lumba added, “There’s a lot going on, and everyone has something to say. For us, we are behind the truth. Since the family is divided, some are happy, and others too are sad,” she shared.
“I’m a busy person, but I’m here because of the love I have for the family. Some of you are not family members, but we’ve seen the love you’ve been showing us, and we appreciate you all,” she said
“We will try as much as we can, no matter what, to find Daddy Lumba’s body,” she added.