"Daddy Lumba Never Married Odo Broni": Musician's Siblings' Rep Claims, Says Abusuapanin Told Him
- Late musician Daddy Lumba's relationship with Odo Broni has been questioned by a family associate, Nana Kwasi Sarfo
- Sarfo, who represents Lumba's sisters, Ernestina and Faustina Fosuh, claimed the musician never married a second time
- In an interview, he claimed that Odo Broni had confirmed her status to Lumba's family head, Kofi Owusu, who then told him
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Daddy Lumba was not married to his partner, Priscilla Ofori Atta, also known as Odo Broni, according to Nana Kwasi Sarfo, a close family associate.
Sarfo, the representative of Lumba's sisters, Ernestina and Faustina Fosuh, on the funeral committee, claimed that the late musician only had children with her and they were never officially married.
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Daddy Lumba, born Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the Bank Hospital in Accra, where he was rushed to after a short illness.
His one-week observance was held on August 30, 2025, at the Black Star Square in Accra, following which the family announced his funeral arrangements.
Watch the highlights of Daddy Lumba's one-week below:
Family controversy about Daddy Lumba's funeral
Since his passing, Daddy Lumba's family has been involved in a tussle with his Germany-based wife, Akosua Serwaa, who filed a suit after claiming to have been excluded from all funeral preparations.
The dispute centres on conflicting claims between two women in Lumba's life: Akosua Serwaa, who identifies herself as his legally wedded wife under German law, and Odo Broni, with whom the musician lived in Ghana for over 15 years and had six children, including a set of twins.
In a strongly worded statement, Akosua Serwaa accused her late spouse's family head, Kofi Owusu, of sidelining her and said she only learned of the announced funeral date through social media.
She also dismissed the claim of Odo Broni being Daddy Lumba's spouse, emphasising that she remains the only woman legally married to the musician under German law.
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Lumba's family, in a letter signed by Fati Ali-Yallah of Baba Jamal & Associates, responded to Akosua Serwaa, stating that she had no authority to tell the family how to conduct Daddy Lumba's funeral.
Claiming that Serwaa had returned her head drink and thus traditionally dissolved her marriage with Lumba in 2018, the family declared Odo Broni as the only legitimate wife of the deceased who would undergo the widowhood rites.
The controversy has sparked heated debate over who holds the rightful claim to observe widowhood rites and oversee funeral arrangements for the late music icon.
Daddy Lumba and Odo Broni's relationship status
Reacting to the family's position about Odo Broni's status, Nana Sarfo indicated that he could not fathom why, because the family head knew they were not married.
In an interview with Zionfelix, Sarfo, aka Jigga, claimed that the Abusuapanin told him in a conversation a few weeks ago that Daddy Lumba never married a second time.
According to Sarfo, who claims to have lived with the musician and calls him 'uncle', the family told him that he had asked Odo Broni about some photos of her supposed marriage ceremony, which were circulating online, and she denied them.
"I was conversing with Wofa Owusu at his place, so if he lied, then I am lying. Abusuapanin Kofi Wusu told me that he had asked Odo Broni whether Lumba married her or not, and she said he did not perform any rites for her hand in marriage.
"How come he is now telling us that he has done investigations and chosen Odo Broni to perform the widowhood rites when he told me Odo Broni had confirmed that Lumba did not marry her?" he wondered.
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Watch the video of Daddy Lumba's 'nephew' making his claims below:
Lumba allegedly kicked Odo Broni out
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Nana Sarfo had claimed that Daddy Lumba had kicked Odo Broni out of his house before his passing.
According to Sarfo, she had to impress upon some prominent people to beg on her behalf and returned about two weeks before his death.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
