Amidst the controversies surrounding the death of Highlife legend, Daddy Lumba, and questions about his marital status, the German Embassy in Accra has officially confirmed that the musician was legally married to Akosua Serwah under German civil law.
In a statement dated October 27, 2025, and signed by Susan Lüdtke, Second Secretary and Consul who heads the Embassy’s Legal and Consular Section, the embassy affirmed that there exists a valid marriage between the late Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, and Akosua Serwaa.
According to the embassy, the couple legally tied the knot on December 23, 2004, in Bornheim, Germany, in the presence of both parties.
Their union was registered at the local marriage registry office under the reference number E 142/2004.
Akosua Serwaa is Daddy Lumba’s only legal wife – Nkosuohene of Asanteman rules
The German Embassy further clarified that the marriage remained legally intact until the musician’s passing, as there was no record of a divorce.
“This is to confirm that, according to German civil law, there exists a valid marriage between Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, born in Nsuta, and Akosua Fosuh, maiden name Akosua Serwah, born in Kumasi. The marriage was celebrated on 23.12.2004 in Bornheim, Germany, in the presence of the couple and is registered in the marriage registry office under the number E 142/2004. As far as the Embassy is aware of, the marriage has not been dissolved by divorce but ended with the decease of the husband on 26.07.2025,” the statement read.
Akosua Serwaa, together with the musician’s sister, Ernestina Fosuh, have petitioned Ghanaian and German authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death, citing inconsistencies in the accounts of his final moments.
In a petition dated October 13, 2025, and signed by the family secretary on behalf of Akosua Serwaa and Ernestina Fosuh, the family raised concerns over contradictory statements about the events leading up to the musician’s death.
The petition was sent to the German Embassy in Ghana, the Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany, and Ghana’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
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