Akosua Serwaa, widow of the late highlife legend Daddy Lumba, has filed a lawsuit against Kofi Owusu Fosu—the head of Lumba’s extended family—and Priscilla Ofori, also known as ‘Odo Broni’, over issues surrounding Lumba’s death and the arrangements for his final funeral rites. The writ, submitted to the High Court in Kumasi on October 3, 2025, is set to be heard on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
In her petition, Akosua Serwaa Fosu seeks several declarations, including formal recognition as Daddy Lumba’s only surviving spouse and the exclusive right to perform widowhood rites at his funeral. Daddy Lumba, a celebrated Ghanaian highlife musician, passed away on July 26, 2025. His extended family has scheduled the final funeral rites for December 6, 2025, at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
Akosua Serwaa has already stated in a press release that neither she nor her children (Daddy Lumba’s children) were consulted about the funeral date—they only learned of it through social media.
In the writ filed at the High Court, the plaintiff, Akosua Serwaa Fosu, is asking the court to:
- Declare her as the only surviving spouse of the late Charles Kwadwo Fosu (Daddy Lumba).
- Declare that she alone has the legal right to perform the widowhood rites.
- Restrain the head of Lumba’s external family, Kofi Owusu Fosu, from recognizing or dealing with the second defendant, Priscilla Ofori Atta (Odo Broni), as a spouse of the deceased.
- Restrain Odo Broni from publicly presenting herself as the surviving wife of the late musician.
In her statement of claim, Akosua Serwaa explains that she legally married Daddy Lumba under German law at the Civil Marriage Registry in Bornheim, Germany. She added that they lived together in Germany and had three children: Calvin Kwadwo Fosu (31), Charlyn Fosu (24), and Ciara Fosu (20).
Akosua Serwaa maintains that as of Daddy Lumba’s passing on July 26, 2025, their marriage was still valid and legally binding. Despite this, she said that she has been excluded from all preparations for the musician’s burial and final funeral rites, scheduled for December 6, 2025.
She claims that the family head, Kofi Owusu Fosu, told her she would not be allowed to perform the widowhood rites, a role traditionally reserved for the legal spouse. She also alleged that following Daddy Lumba’s death, Odo Broni surfaced, claiming to be married to the late singer and to have had children with him.
According to the plaintiff, the family head intends to allow Odo Broni to carry out the widowhood rites, a decision Akosua Serwaa claims is unlawful because she asserts that Odo Broni was never legally married to the deceased.
She also alleges that both defendants—the family head and Odo Broni—have moved ahead with funeral plans without her knowledge or participation, even going so far as to print invitation letters listing Odo Broni’s contact information. Akosua Serwaa maintains that, without the court’s intervention, she will be unfairly deprived of her status as the only legally recognized spouse of the late musician.
Source: Enoch Darfah Frimpong
