Ernestina Fosu, the elder sister of the late Highlife legend Daddy Lumba, has said she will not allow the family to hold Lumba’s funeral until the true cause of his death is known.
In an interview with Adum TV after her appearance in court on October 28, 2025, Ernestina said she and other close relatives were still in the dark about what led to her brother’s passing.
She noted that no amount of court ruling or family decision would compel her to allow the funeral to proceed until the truth is revealed.
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“The funeral will not be held on December 6. We did not seek an injunction because we are mad. We still don’t know what killed my brother. We cannot allow people to rush with his funeral,” she said.
Ernestina Fosu noted that she is open to having the funeral on the scheduled date if she receives a clear explanation about what caused Daddy Lumba’s death before then.
“There will be no problem if we find out about the cause of Daddy Lumba’s death before December 6. But if we don’t find out what killed my brother, I won’t allow my family to bury my brother, Charles,” she said.
The musician’s sister also said she did not trust the autopsy report that was presented to her. According to her, she suspected that some individuals might have tampered with the report.
She emphasised that, as the eldest sibling, she was representing the interests of her other sisters in rejecting what she described as a rushed burial process.
Ernestina went on to accuse some members of the funeral committee and others close to the late musician of using his death to secure business deals and make money.
Without naming specific individuals, she alleged that certain people had already profited from her brother’s demise by signing brand deals behind the family’s back.
“Some people have taken deals. They signed a contract with Flora Tissue and kept two billion for themselves, and that’s why they’re in a hurry,” she claimed.
Her comments come after the Kumasi High Court dismissed an injunction application filed by Daddy Lumba’s first wife, Akosua Serwaa, who had sought to stop the funeral from going ahead.
The court, presided over by Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur, ruled in favour of the late musician’s family head, Kofi Owusu Banahene, permitting him to proceed with the funeral as planned.
Akosua Serwaa had accused the family head of sidelining her and claimed she only learned of the funeral date, set for December 6, 2025, through social media.
She also alleged that her husband’s co-wife, Odo Broni, and some members of the funeral committee were keeping her out of key decisions.
Daddy Lumba passed away on July 26, 2025, at the Bank Hospital after what has been widely reported as an illness.
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