As speculation swirled online about the fate of the planned Celebration of Life for Highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, widely known as Daddy Lumba, his elder sister has set the record straight.
In a statement dated February 15, 2026, Ernestina Fosuh dismissed claims circulating on social media that the memorial event in Accra had been halted by a court injunction. According to her, those reports are entirely unfounded.
She stated that suggestions by some commentators and comedians that legal action had stopped the programme were false. The family, she said, remains fully committed to honouring the late musician as scheduled.
“The Celebration of Life of Daddy Lumba will proceed as planned,” she affirmed.
Apart from the controversy over the event itself, Fosuh addressed what she described as an even more painful allegation, that she had declined an opportunity to see her brother after his passing.
She rejected the claim as untrue and deeply distressing.
Fosuh disclosed that she personally went to the Transition Funeral Home at Haatso, accompanied by her lawyer and four others, in an attempt to see her brother’s body. She said they were turned away.
According to her, the funeral home manager informed them that instructions had been given by the Abusuapanyin not to grant her access.
The emotional toll of that experience, she indicated, has been overwhelming. She explained that she sought legal recourse at the High Court in Accra in hopes of being allowed a final moment with her brother. Although an injunction was initially granted, she said it was revoked within an hour and a half. The court, she added, required a payment of GHS 2 million within two hours before close of business that Friday.
“That dark Friday remains one of the most painful days of my life. Justice, as I understood it, was not served,” she said.
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Fosuh admitted that the ordeal has left her grieving not only the loss of her only brother, but also the lost opportunity to bid him farewell. She noted that she had spoken to him just two days before his sudden death.
Despite the emotional strain, she maintained that the family is determined to honour Daddy Lumba’s legacy in a fitting manner.
The Celebration of Life is scheduled for March 28 and 29, 2026, in Accra. Fosuh said she will join her uncle, Yaw Opoku, other family members, the widow Mrs. Akosua Serwah Fosuh, and close associates of the late musician to organise what she described as a grand and dignified tribute.
She stressed that no rumour, intimidation or misinformation would derail plans to celebrate a man whose Highlife catalogue shaped Ghana’s music landscape for decades.
The family also announced that Nana Yaw Akosah, popularly known as Papa Shee, has been granted full power of attorney to coordinate arrangements in Ghana. With several family members residing in Germany and elsewhere, he has been authorised to manage matters related to the event on their behalf.
In her closing remarks, Fosuh appealed for restraint on social media, urging supporters to avoid insults and abusive language directed at any party.
“I have personally endured insults that no grieving sister should ever have to face,” she said, adding that many of those attacking her online are young enough to be her children. “In our culture, we do not insult our elders, especially those who are mourning.”
She called for disputes to be resolved through the courts rather than through online hostility, noting that German authorities have already recognised Mrs. Akosua Serwah Fosuh as the lawful wife.
“I am already in deep pain. Please spare us further anguish,” she pleaded.
Ernestina Fosuh concluded by expressing gratitude to those who have shown genuine support during what she described as one of the most difficult periods of her life, asking for blessings upon all who have stood by the family.
Read the statement below.
