Controversy surrounding the burial arrangements of the late Highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, intensified over the weekend after a heated exchange erupted live in the studios of UTV.
This comes in the wake of a Kumasi High Court ruling on November 28, 2025, delivered by Her Ladyship Dorinda Smith Arthur, which granted Daddy Lumba’s partner, Odo Broni, the right to perform the widowhood rites.
The decision followed a petition by Lumba’s wife, Akosua Serwaa, who sought to be declared the only legal surviving spouse.
In response to the ruling, Daddy Lumba’s family head, Kofi Owusu, and Evangelist Papa Shee, a vocal supporter of Akosua Serwaa, appeared on United Showbiz on November 29, 2025, to clarify the family’s position.
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During the discussion, tensions flared between Papa Shee and one of the show’s panelists, MC Yaa Yeboah, at a time Abusuapanyin Owusu was explaining how he secured a loan during Lumba’s one-week observation.
In viral videos circulating online, MC Yaa Yeboah accused Papa Shee of being biased and failing to speak truthfully.
According to MC Yaa Yeboah, Papa Shee has refused to speak the truth despite the odds not being in his favour.
“I am putting it to you, you are a biased man of God. You call yourself a man of God, yet look at the behaviour you are portraying,” MC Yaa Yeboah stated.
After MC Yaa Yeboah’s statement, Papa Shee clapped back at her, accusing the media personality of being disrespectful.
“Are you the host to tell me to calm down? Am I talking to you? … That is my behavior. Look at how you have dressed. You are a very disrespectful person, and we have been watching you. You have to be fair in your programs.
“I am a family member, and I am representing Akosua Brempongmaa and Wofa Yaw Poku. The blood running through my veins is the same blood running through Abusuapanyin,” he said.
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Also, during the discussion, Papa Shee insisted that the late Daddy Lumba’s funeral, scheduled for December 13, 2025, will not come off.
According to him, the late musician’s family is not prepared to hold the burial ceremony.
“The burial ceremony on December 13 will not come off because the musician’s children have exams on February 26, 2026, and others have expired passports,” Papa Shee added.
Watch the video below:
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