Here is why late Daddy Lumba demanded Ofori Amponsah be dropped from Valentine’s concert

Nabil Alhassan, Executive Director of Event Factory Ghana Limited, has recounted an incident that occurred earlier this year, prior to the late Daddy Lumba’s Valentine’s concert.

In a discussion on Showbiz A-Z on October 5, 2025, Nabil shared how the legendary singer requested that Ofori Amponsah be removed from the list of artistes scheduled to perform.

Nabil, who described the late Daddy Lumba as one of the most difficult artistes he has ever worked with, explained that he, together with Serwaa Amihere, had initially informed Lumba about the artistes billed for the concert, only for him to place a call and insist that Ofori Amponsah be excluded. 

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“We made our first payment, and publicity started. One day, I saw Serwaa Amihere calling me. She said Daddy was on the line and wanted to speak to me about something going on. He said, ‘Nabil, how are you? I want you to take Ofori off the show,” he said.

Nabil further detailed that after constantly questioning the late musician for the reason behind his request, Daddy Lumba claimed Ofori Amponsah’s name was not included in the initial list of performers.

According to him, after reminding the late singer that Ofori was part of the arrangement, Daddy Lumba claimed someone had informed him about how Ofori had made negative remarks about him.

“Guess what, Ofori has been on his show at the birthday party, so I thought everything was cool… I asked him Daddy, what is happening? He was like the last time we spoke to him, we didn’t include that Ofori Amponsah was part of the artistes performing.

“Serwaa then informed him that we mentioned Ofori’s name. After that, he said someone had called him to inform him that Ofori was part of the people who once insulted him, so we should remove Ofori’s name from the list.”

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Nabil also shared how the late Daddy Lumba finally gave in after apologies were made.

“Lumba can refund your money at any time. When he comes to your show, he has your money in his hands. Any small mistake he would leave… So I was hanging… We spoke to him and he said either Ofori will perform before he comes or after,” he added.

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