"Daddy Lumba's Body Belongs to His Family, Not The Wife": Chief Reacts to Akosua Serwaa's Injunction

• A huge frenzy is swelling up around Daddy Lumba's funeral, scheduled for December 7 in Kumasi
• This comes after the late highlife singer's wife, Akosua Serwaa, was unhappy with the arrangements and filed an injunction
• One of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II's royal leaders has explained why Akosua Serwaa's legal plea might fail

An Asante Chief has weighed in on Akosua Serwaa's injunction ahead of Daddy Lumba's funeral scheduled for December 6, in Kumasi.

Akosua Serwaa, Daddy Lumba's wife, whom he married in Germany, filed the lawsuit on October 3, challenging the funeral arrangements by a funeral committee she's not satisfied with.

Chief among her demands is a request to the court to recognise her as the only legitimate spouse of the late singer, as per her lawyer.

She wants Odo Broni, the singer's partner in Ghana, with whom he has several children, to be acknowledged as a mistress.

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Akosua Serwaa's lawsuit is currently standing as a hindrance to the funeral of Daddy Lumba, who died on July 26 this year.

"The wife has no right to delay the funeral": Assinhene

According to Otumfuo Osei Tutu's Assinhene, Akosua Serwaa's legal injunction might not work.

In an interview, the royal leader shed more light on the cultural position of the family, which is superior to that of the wife.

The Assinhene noted that Akosua Serwaa's position as Daddy Lumba's wife means she may only express her grievance but can't make decisions for the family.

"Once an individual dies, the deceased becomes the family's property. Neither the person's wife nor their children have any power over the corpse.".

Ghanaians react to Akosua Serwaa's injunction

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from social media users.

user179887023210 said:

"Secondly, if Lumba was a German Citizen and they married under German laws, she can bring a civil action against that second marriage and also against."

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@Emersyn💫 commented:

"Then all Lumba's baby mamas will also come and do the widowhood rites. The constitutional laws of Ghana and Germany give Akosua Serwaa the absolute authority coz of the ordinance marriage she had with Lumba. Advise the family to solve the issue with her peacefully to prevent any further brouhaha oooo...ayooo."

COZMAN remarked:

"Not only in Germany, it's the same thing in Ghana, when you marry legally in Ghana, you can't have another legal wife unless you divorce the first wife legally, so in this case, Odo Broni can't be a widow in this funeral,,, SIMPLE 👍."

Omaxy01 added:

"Sometimes our elders don’t learn ooo. Yes, the dead body belongs to the family, but the family cannot bury it with the legitimate wife or direct family. No tradition is bigger than the law."

Journalist addresses Odo Broni's alleged injunction

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Oheneba Media addressed the reports about Odo Broni and her mother allegedly filing an injunction against them.

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In a video, media personality Serwaa Bonsu denied the reports, which she claimed were fake and untrue.

She also dismissed allegations of conspiring with Akosua Serwaa to publicly tarnish Odo Broni's reputation.

Source: YEN.com.gh