Daddy Lumba’s Abusuapanin to Decide Who Performs Widowhood Rites After Court Overturns Injunction

• The Kumasi Appeal Court has officially dismissed the injunction filed by Akosua Serwaa, the first of Daddy Lumba
• The lawsuit concerned the management of the body and the funeral proceedings of the late highlife legend
• This ruling has paved the way for discussions regarding the next steps in honouring Daddy Lumba's memory

The Kumasi Appeal Court has dismissed the injunction filed by Akosua Serwaa regarding the body and the funeral arrangements of the late highlife legend Daddy Lumba.

In an Instagram video, the lawyers representing Daddy Lumba's partner, Priscilla Ofori Atta (also known as Odo Broni), and the family head, Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu, addressed the matter.

Abusuapanin to determine Daddy Lumba's widowhood rites

Odo Broni’s lawyer has disclosed that the injunction application filed by Daddy Lumba’s wife, Akosua Serwaa, concerning the body of the late musician had been struck out by the Kumasi High Court.

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He emphasised that only the family head, Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu, has the authority to determine which of the two wives of the late legendary Ghanaian musician, whose real name is Charles Kwadwo Fosu, would perform the widowhood rites.

"As it stands, there is absolutely no injunction on Daddy Lumba's body. The family has the absolute right to make any determination regarding who will perform any role," the lawyers informed the media.

The Instagram video is below:

Akosua Serwaa files injunction on Lumba’s body

Akosua Serwaa, the first wife of the late Daddy Lumba, filed the injunction claiming that she had been excluded from the funeral preparations for her husband, who passed away on July 26, 2025.

She also filed a lawsuit against the Transition Funeral Home for storing her late husband's body without her permission.

In her statement of claims, Akosua Serwaa accused Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu of sidelining her to the point where she only learned of her ;ate husband's funeral date via social media.

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The Instagram video is below:

German Embassy confirms Akosua Serwaa as wife

Meanwhile, the German Embassy has broken its silence on the ongoing dispute surrounding the family of the late Ghanaian music legend Daddy Lumba.

In a statement issued on Monday, October 27, 2025, the embassy confirmed that, before the musician's passing, he and his first wife, Akosua Serwaa, were lawfully married under civil law.

The embassy noted that they were married on December 23, 2004, in Bornheim, Germany, with the marriage duly recorded by the registrar’s office.

Furthermore, the embassy confirmed that their marriage had never been dissolved by divorce before Daddy Lumba's death.

The Facebook post about the German Embassy confirming Akosua Serwaa as the legal wife of the late highlife musician is below:

Daddy Lumba's cousin speaks after his death

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported on the late Daddy Lumba's cousin, who had spoken out about the alleged discussion he had with Odo Broni following the musician's passing.

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He said that the legend's sister and first wife had inquired about the musician's cause of death, with some netizens also believing that a probe should be launched.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh