William Kusi, counsel for Akosua Serwaa, wife of the late Daddy Lumba, has disclosed that his client has instructed him to appeal the High Court’s decision recognising both Odo Broni and Akosua Serwaa as spouses of the late musician.
In an interview with Dadzie TV on November 28, 2025, William Kusi stated that, as a learned professional, he cannot align himself with decisions he described as scandalous.
The legal practitioner explained that after the court proceedings, he spoke with his client, Akosua Serwaa, who is based in Germany. She instructed him to appeal the decision in a higher court, which he confirmed will proceed once he receives the 70-plus-page judgment expected on December 1, 2025.
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“I am a learned person, and I can’t align myself with decisions which are scandalous and I cannot defend. I just spoke with my client, and she said we should appeal against it, and I agree with her. We will prosecute and appeal,” William Kusi stated.
William Kusi summarised the court proceedings, explaining that the judge had ruled that the German marriage certificate between Akosua Serwaa and Daddy Lumba lacked the signatures of both parties, rendering it insubstantial. According to the judge, the only way to prove a marriage in Germany is through proper documentation and not word of mouth.
“She said Akosua Serwaa was unable to prove that she married Lumba in Germany. In fact, she said something like, ‘As for marriage in Germany, it is proven by documents, so if someone claims by just word of mouth that they got married in Germany, it’s not enough unless there is documentation.’ She added that the documents we brought to court cannot be accepted because Akosua Serwaa’s and Lumba’s signatures are not in them,” he explained.
The lawyer also disclosed that the judge made a statement in court suggesting that he and his client had gone to forged documents to present as a certificate, which he described as a scandalous attack on his integrity.
“The most scandalous part of her statement was that she said we only went to forge some documents to claim it is a certificate, which impugns our integrity as lawyers. To me, it’s scandalous,” he added.
A Kumasi High Court on November 28, 2025, ruled that Akosua Serwaa and Priscila Ofori, popularly known as Odo Broni, are the two surviving wives of the late highlife legend Daddy Lumba.
Akosua Serwaa had petitioned the court to declare her the only surviving wife and the sole person entitled to widowhood rights. She also sought an order restraining Odo Broni from identifying herself as the musician’s wife and preventing the head of the Ekuona family from recognising her as such.
However, the court held that the plaintiff failed to discharge the burden of proof, particularly because she did not provide the original copies of her marriage certificate.
Presiding Judge on the matter, Dorinda Smith Arthur, noted that the evidence submitted “fell short of Sections 136 and 161,” which require the plaintiff to submit the original marriage certificate from the Bornheim Marriage Registry and the corresponding certification from the Ghana Embassy in Germany. Instead, what was provided was only an extract.
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