Highlife legend Daddy Lumba passed away on July 26, 2025
A 14-member direct family committee of the late Highlife legend Daddy Lumba has rejected the publicised December 13, 2025 funeral date, citing several reasons why it is impossible and inappropriate to hold the final rites at that time.
In a statement dated November 24, 2025, issued by the family press secretary and signed by the ‘direct family’, the family expressed astonishment at billboards and public announcements in Accra and Kumasi advertising the December 13 date.
According to the statement, the date was only proposed during a preliminary discussion with Nananom at Manhyia Palace and was never finalised.
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The family outlined four reasons why the final funeral rite of Daddy Lumba cannot be held on December 13, 2925.
1. Children abroad are writing critical examinations
According to the statement, several of Daddy Lumba’s children, residing in Germany and other countries, are preparing for important academic examinations that determine their future.
The family stressed that expecting them to cope with grief while sitting for these exams would be psychologically harmful.
2. Autopsy and investigations are still ongoing
The ‘direct family’ has indicated that the circumstances surrounding the late singer’s death are still unclear, with conflicting accounts emerging. Comprehensive investigations and autopsies are ongoing in both Ghana and Germany, making a December funeral premature and potentially irresponsible.
3. Immediate family abroad must apply for leave
According to the document, many direct family members of the late singer live abroad and hold essential jobs therefore securing emergency leave on short notice is impractical, making it impossible for them to participate in a December funeral.
4. International friends and community must have time to attend
The family also noted that the late Daddy Lumba spent much of his life in Europe and cultivated personal and professional ties internationally.
The family emphasized that his funeral, as a national and global event, must allow sufficient time for friends, colleagues, and fans abroad to travel and pay their respects.
The statement further disclosed that Evangelist Papa Shee, a close associate of the family, has briefed Dadesoabahene about the need to revise the funeral date.
The 14 direct family members who signed the statement include Wofa Robert Yaw Opoku Gyamfi (Direct Uncle), Ernestina Brempomaa Fosu (Elder Sister), Miller Attakorah (First Nephew), Yaw Akosa (Family Confidant), and Mama Esther Konadu, among others.
Read the statement below:
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