Madam Ernestina Fosu, elder sister of the late highlife legend Daddy Lumba, has expressed her unpreparedness for the upcoming funeral scheduled for December 6, 2025.
Her comments follow the Kumasi High Court’s dismissal of an injunction application that sought to halt the event.
Ernestina Fosu, who is known to be among those supporting Daddy Lumba’s first wife, Madam Akosua Serwaa, stated that she is unhappy with the court’s decision to throw out the injunction.
Speaking to journalists outside the Kumasi High Court on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, after the ruling, Madam Fosu said that although the court has cleared the way for the funeral to proceed, she is personally not emotionally or mentally prepared for the announced date.
When asked about her readiness for her brother’s final funeral rites, she responded firmly:
“I’m not ready. That 6th of December that has been set for the funeral of my brother I’m not ready.”
She further added that all she and others want is peace and nothing more.
Her remarks came shortly after Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur of the Kumasi High Court dismissed the interlocutory injunction application filed by Madam Akosua Serwaa.
The court ruled that under Ghanaian customary law, authority over a deceased person’s remains and funeral arrangements rests with the family, not with any individual including a surviving spouse.
Justice Smith Arthur further noted that halting the family’s preparations would not serve the interests of justice, the family or the general public.
