The family of the late Ghanaian Highlife icon, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, affectionately known as Daddy Lumba, has officially announced a new date for his final funeral rites.
Initially, the family set December 6, 2025 as the date for the beloved musician’s funeral. However, after that announcement, tensions flared between the family head, Kofi Owusu, and Lumba’s elder sister, Ernestina Fosuh, and uncle Kofi Opoku, leading to a dramatic summons before the Saamanhene of the Asantehene’s Traditional Council.
The appearance happened after Ernestina Fosuh had invoked Otumfuo’s “Ntam Kɛseɛ”, accusing the family head of trying to bury her brother like a fowl without knowing the actual cause of his death and also sidelining her and unilaterally taking major decisions regarding the funeral arrangements.
She therefore petitioned the traditional authorities not only to reconsider the funeral date but also to dissolve the funeral committee.
Well, after both parties appeared before the Otumfuo Traditional Council on Monday, November 10, 2025, a new ruling was issued.
Per information we have picked up, the traditional authorities have now set December 13, 2025, as the new official date for the funeral of the legendary musician.
The Council further ordered that the existing funeral committee be dissolved and instructed Ernestina Fosuh to investigate the circumstances surrounding her brother’s death.
However, on the matter of who qualifies as the legitimate widow, the Traditional Council stepped aside, clarifying that since the wives are already battling that issue in court, they will allow the judicial process to determine who rightfully performs the widowhood rites.
