Daddy Lumba Funeral: New Date Set for Late Legend’s Burial After Family Meeting at Manhyia
- Daddy Lumba December 6 funeral has been postponed following a ruling by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s subchiefs at the Manhyia Palace on November 10, 2025
- The decision came the latest meeting adjudicating the case between the late singer's sister, Ernestina Fosuh and family head Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu
- In addition to halting the December funeral, the subchiefs ordered a new autopsy on the musician and dissolved the previous funeral committee
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Daddy Lumba’s funeral, which has long been scheduled for December 6, 2025, has been postponed following a family meeting at Manhyia Palace.
Source: TikTok
Several of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s subchiefs, who heard the ongoing case between Ernestina Fosuh and Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu on his behalf, made the decision at the November 10 meeting.
Daddy Lumba's first wife, Akosua Serwaa and Ernestina Fosuh, also known as Akosua Brimpongmaa, had filed a suit at the Kumasi High Court seeking an injunction on the late singer's funeral.
They claimed that they were being sidelined from the funeral preparations by the Abusuapanin despite being the 'immediate family' of the late musician.
The court dismissed their injunction application on October 28, forcing Ernestina Fosuh to invoke Otumfuo’s great oath (ntamkese) against her uncle, Daddy Lumba’s family head, Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu.
The great oath, which is rarely invoked, is a last resort for Asantes who feel they are suffering a great injustice.
Ernestina Fosuh stated that she had no choice than to invoke it after all efforts to get her brother’s funeral postponed until an autopsy was conducted fell on deaf ears.
Below is a Facebook video of Daddy Lumba's sister invoking Otumfuo's great oath.
Daddy Lumba’s funeral postponed
Following her invocation of the great oath, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, via his subchiefs, summoned all interested parties to Manhyia Palace for the case to be resolved.
At the latest meeting on November 10, several decisions were taken in favour of Ernestina Fosuh and against Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu.
According to reports, the first victory for Ernestina Fosuh was the postponement of Daddy Lumba’s funeral, which would no longer be held on December 6.
Otumfuo’s subchiefs also reportedly ordered a new autopsy to be conducted on the late musician to uncover what led to his death.
The ruling represented a complete victory for Ernestina Fosuh, who was granted most of the demands she made about her late brother's funeral.
Below are TikTok videos with details of the new date for Daddy Lumba’s funeral.
Source: TikTok
Daddy Lumba's funeral committee dissolved
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Daddy Lumba's funeral committee was dissolved by the panel of Asante chiefs hearing the case involving Ernestina Fosuh and Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu.
The controversial committee was formed in the aftermath of the late singer's death and was headed by Kofi Owusu, with other notable members including his manager, Roman Fada, and former legislator Collins Owusu Amankwah.
Ernestina Fosuh claimed that 'outsiders' were being given priority in organising her brother's funeral while the immediate family was sidelined, a grievance that the Manhyia chiefs agreed to.
Source: YEN.com.gh
