Tensions within the late Daddy Lumba’s household, once whispered about, were brought into clearer view when evangelist and former hiplife artiste Papa Shee revisited how the rift between Akosua Serwaa and Odo Broni first took shape.
His recollection, shared during a recent interview with ZionFelix, traced the conflict back to the earliest days following the musician’s death.
Papa Shee explained that after Lumba’s passing, Akosua Serwaa travelled from Germany to Ghana but deliberately avoided staying in her late husband’s home. Instead, she sought refuge at business magnate Kennedy Agyapong’s residence, a place she considered neutral, as she hoped to prevent any immediate friction with the second wife, Odo Broni.
What began quietly soon became public. According to Papa Shee, a DL FM staff member triggered an escalation when he directed a subtle jab at Akosua Serwaa while on air. The individual also stated that he recognised only Odo Broni as Daddy Lumba’s lawful spouse. Troubled by the broadcast, Papa Shee contacted Lumba’s manager, Roman Fada, to demand an explanation. Roman apologised, he said, and assured him that the offending video had been taken down from social media.
“I asked why the young man disrespected Akosua Serwaa. Roman apologised and said he had made sure the video was deleted. I warned them not to go down that path and to be extra careful,” Papa Shee recounted.
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He further claimed that similar episodes continued during family visits after Lumba’s death. When mourners arrived, the introductions reportedly followed a pattern. Roman, he said, would present Odo Broni as “the wife of Daddy Lumba,” but introduced Akosua Serwaa only as “a German borga,” which, coupled with the DL FM incident, fed a perception that she was being deliberately sidelined.
As the mourning period unfolded, the matter moved from private tension to legal challenge. Following the one-week observance held on August 30, 2025, Akosua Serwaa filed a lawsuit against the family head, Kofi Owusu, and Odo Broni, known privately as Priscilla Ofori. In court, she sought a declaration that she was the musician’s only lawful surviving wife and asked that the second wife be denied recognition.
After extensive hearings, the Kumasi High Court rejected her petition. Justice Dorinda Smith ruled that Akosua Serwaa had not established exclusive legal marital status, while Odo Broni successfully proved her traditional marriage to the musician. The court also found the marriage certificate submitted by Akosua Serwaa insufficient to substantiate her claim of an ordinance marriage in Germany.
In the end, the court instructed that both women, the Germany-based Akosua Serwaa and the Ghana-based Odo Broni, be recognised as spouses of the late Highlife icon and permitted to undertake widowhood rites.
Watch the interview below.
