The Kumasi High Court Five has extended the conclusion of hearings in the case challenging the legality of the marriage between highlife musician Charles Kojo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, and Akosua Serwaa Fosuh.
Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur, the presiding judge, moved the deadline for concluding the hearing and paving the way for judgment from Friday, November 21, 2025, to Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
The extension followed the inability of counsel for the plaintiff (Mrs Akosua Serwaa Fosuh) to complete the cross-examination of the only witness for the first defendant, Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu.
Proceedings were also disrupted by power cuts occurring a minute apart, each lasting about 20 to 30 minutes, during the cross-examination of the second defendant.
Earlier, proceedings had been delayed for about an hour due to the late arrival of a scholar from the Manhyia Palace who had been summoned to educate the court on Akan marriage, divorce and funeral rites.
During cross-examination, the first defendant acknowledged that he was not personally close to Daddy Lumba and therefore had limited knowledge of his marital issues.
However, Abusuapanin Owusu told the court that the information he provided in his witness statement regarding the late Daddy Lumba’s marriage to Mrs Fosuh and the second defendant, Odo Broni, was gathered through his own investigations.
He said, based on information from family members, the plaintiff returned the head-drinks (used as a symbol of marriage) to the deceased’s family, and that the then family head and other relatives accepted it.
According to him, this act signified a divorce, and therefore the plaintiff was no longer married to the deceased, though he did not personally witness the return of the drinks.
He added that his investigations showed that the late Daddy Lumba married the second defendant in 2010 and had six children with her.
He further stated that the deceased became ill about 10 years after relocating to Germany, though he could not confirm the exact timeline because the information was provided by the deceased’s younger sister, Ms Faustina Fosu.
He said the deceased later returned to Ghana due to poor health. Although he was not bedridden, his condition worsened over time, and his wife was not present to assist him.
According to him, it was during this period that the deceased met the second defendant, who took care of him until he recovered.
Abusuapanin Owusu said the younger sister of the deceased confirmed most of the information contained in his witness statement.
Ms Ernestina Fosu, the elder sister of the late Daddy Lumba, testified during her cross-examination by counsel for the first defendant that the deceased returned to Ghana to inspect building projects co-owned with his wife, and to seek traditional treatment for a spine-related condition.
