Daddy Lumba's One Week Observance Venue Changed after La Traditional Council's Warning
- Daddy Lumba's one-week observance was originally scheduled to happen on August 30 at the Legon Sports Stadium.
- The funeral planning committee for the late singer's memorial event has been forced to change its plans
- This comes after a statement from the La Traditional Council prohibiting the family from holding the event
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The one-week observance in honour of Daddy Lumba will no longer be held at the Legon Sports Stadium as planned. A new statement from Daddy Lumba's family notes that the event will now happen at the Black Star Square on August 30.
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The late highlife legend's family was forced to change its plans two days before the scheduled date following a directive from the La Traditional Council.
The traditional rulers, in a statement released on August 28, stated that a ban on noisemaking and funerals across the entire La Traditional Area for this year's Homowo festival will only be lifted after September 50.
The council suggested that the one-week observance be postponed after the ban is lifted.
However, the planning committee for Daddy Lumba's one-week observance has presented a new solution.
Rather than change the date, Daddy Lumba's family announced a new venue, Black Star Square, for the programme.
The new venue, Black Star Square in Osu, lies outside the La Council's jurisdiction. The official statement from Daddy Lumba's team is below.
Daddy Lumba's manager speaks on venue change
In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, Roman Fada, Daddy Lumba's manager, confirmed the venue change for Daddy Lumba's one-week observance.
According to Daddy Lumba, the original date on August 30 was scheduled based on the knowledge that the ban had been lifted earlier.
"We all thought the ban on noisemaking started on May 11 and ended on June 12, but they (the La council) are telling us that theirs is different and would end on September 5. We, as a committee and family, cannot dispute that because we uphold culture and tradition. Hence, the decision was made to change the venue from Legon Sports Stadium to Independence Square," Roman Fada said.
Speaking to 1957 News, Roman Fada established that the new venue for the programme had already been secured.
Daddy Lumba passed away from a short illness at 60 on Saturday, July 26, 2025, after being admitted to the Bank Hospital in Cantonments, Accra, for treatment.
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He is believed to have been survived by 11 children with four different women, including his Germany-based wife, Akosua Serwaa, and Priscilla Ofori Atta, aka Odo Broni.
Details about the highlife luminary's biological children are scant. Reports indicate that he had four with his first wife, Akosua Serwaa, who lived in Germany and three with Odo Broni, his current partner.
Bawumia donates GH₵100k for Lumba's one week
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the family of Daddy Lumba had called on former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the upcoming one-week observance.
The family shared their plans with Dr Bawumia and invited him to the upcoming memorial event.
Bawumia donated GH₵100k cash to support the family of the late musician, reaffirming his pledge when Daddy Lumba died.
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