Lumba family lawyers affirm Odo Broni as recognized spouse

Lawyers representing the family of late Highlife icon Charles Kwadwo Fosu, known as Daddy Lumba, have dismissed claims by his first wife, Akosua Serwah Fosuh, over funeral arrangements.

In a detailed response dated October 1, 2025, Fati Ali-Yallah of Baba Jamal & Associates, acting for the Fosu Royal Family, accused Madam Fosuh of abandoning the late musician during his time of illness and later attempting to divorce him.

“Our instructions are that your client, Akosua Serwah Fosuh, refused to relocate with her then husband Daddy Lumba to Ghana for medical help when he was seriously ill some 15 years ago and therefore deserted him in his difficult time of need,” the letter stated.

The lawyers added that Madam Fosuh wrote to her husband on February 4, 2018, expressing intentions to initiate divorce proceedings, a move Lumba reportedly dismissed.

“In a letter dated 27th February, 2018, the then lawyers for the late Daddy Lumba called her bluff to proceed with her threats to initiate divorce proceedings,” the family’s lawyers said.

According to the legal team, Madam Fosuh’s marriage to Lumba had been formally dissolved under Akan tradition.

“Your client has already presented traditional drinks to the family of the late Daddy Lumba to signify the dissolution of the marriage, which the late Daddy Lumba acknowledged,” they wrote.

The letter also identified Priscilla Ofori, popularly known as Odo Broni, as the legally recognized wife of the late musician. “Odo Broni is married to the late Daddy Lumba and was the woman who lived with him through thick and thin,” it stated, adding that she had six children with him.

Touching on Lumba’s estate, the family’s lawyers cautioned that “all his properties form part of his estate,” urging that “until it is properly and legally dealt with, let all persons stay away from the properties.”

The letter ended with an appeal for calm. “To avoid any unproductive litigation among the family and the children, the Fosu family is open to all for peaceful discussions,” the lawyers concluded.

The response of the Lumba family lawyers follows a court injunction filed by Lumba’s first wife and her children seeking to halt funeral arrangements.

According to a statement issued by the family, the legal widow took the decision after discovering that the funeral date had been publicised on social media without her consent or that of her children.

Mrs. Fosuh’s family insists they have been “consistently sidelined” in discussions on how to honour the late musician, describing it as “a deliberate effort to marginalise” her since Daddy Lumba’s passing on July 26 in Accra.