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Daddy Lumba’s Sister Breaks Down in Court as Emotional Cross-Examination Halts Proceedings
Court proceedings in the ongoing legal battle over who qualifies as the lawful widow of the late highlife legend, Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, were temporarily halted on Thursday after the late musician’s elder sister broke down in tears during cross-examination at the Kumasi High Court.
Justice Dorinda Smith-Arthur had to suspend the session briefly and advise the witness, Ernestina Fosuh — also known as Akosua Brempomaah — to take water and regain composure.
The emotional moment followed a question posed by counsel for the second defendant, Priscilla Ofori, popularly known as Odo Broni. The defence lawyer asked Madam Brempomaah why Daddy Lumba named his first son with Akosua Serwaa Fosuh Calvyn Schindler, instead of using his own name or that of a family member, despite the sister’s earlier claim that the musician confided “almost everything” in her.
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When cross-examination resumed, Madam Brempomaah told the court that her brother returned to Ghana from Germany in 2013, and whenever she visited the country every six months, she stayed at his Tantra Hills residence.
She recounted meeting Odo Broni for the first time when she gave birth to her son, Junior, and later got to know she had had a second child with the musician five months later—a child she said was named after their late mother, Amma Saah.
When asked if their mother witnessed the child named after her, she said no, explaining that this December would mark 24 years since their mother’s passing. As the eldest surviving sibling, she said she assumed the role of a mother figure to Daddy Lumba, who also regarded her as such.
Madam Fosuh confirmed that the late musician and Odo Broni lost one of their children and further revealed that Daddy Lumba had three children residing at his brother’s Tantra Hills home and had registered three more at his East Legon residence.
Two critical questions remain unresolved:
- Did Daddy Lumba perform the required in-law funeral rites (“Nseyie”) at Akosua Serwaa’s mother’s funeral?
- Was Daddy Lumba still legally married to Akosua Serwaa before his death?
Madam Brempomaah insisted her brother did attend the funeral and the rites were performed, adding that she had videos to prove it. She rejected suggestions by defence counsel that the marriage had collapsed and that Akosua Serwaa returned the “Ti Nsa” (head drink), a key indicator of dissolved customary marriage.
According to her, she would have been the first to know if the marriage had ended, emphasising that the marriage remained valid — pointing to Akosua Serwaa’s continued access to German krankenversicherung (health insurance) and labour cards meant exclusively for legally recognised spouses.
The court also heard testimony from a subpoenaed witness, Osei Bonsu Kantanka of the Manhyia Palace, who is expected to clarify Asante customary practices related to marriage, divorce, and funeral rites — matters crucial to determining who qualifies as Daddy Lumba’s legal widow.
The case has been adjourned to Friday for continuation.
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