The maternal family of late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has filed an application at the Accra High Court seeking to prevent the release of his body without their consent.
In a writ dated December 3, five individuals—Obaapanyin Afia Adomah Pakoso, Robert Gyamfi (Wofa Yaw Poku Asuafua), Georgina Gyamfi, Ernestina Fosuh, and Nana Afia Kobi Pakoso—identified as the principal maternal family members of the musician, are asking the court to compel Transitions Funeral Home to withhold the body from any person or group unless approved by them.
The defendants named in the suit are Kofi Owusu Abuakwa of Kumasi, CAL Bank Ghana, and Transitions Funeral Home.
Beyond stopping the release of the body, the plaintiffs are requesting that the court freeze the Daddy Lumba Memorial Foundation account at CAL Bank. They claim the account is being operated without proper authorization and is being used to fund funeral arrangements without their involvement.
The plaintiffs are seeking several additional orders, including:
- Preventing the first defendant and members of a dissolved committee from accessing the foundation’s account
- Requiring the first defendant to account for and refund any funds withdrawn after the committee’s dissolution
- Restraining CAL Bank from honouring cheques issued by the first defendant
- Changing signatories on the account to a new committee appointed by the head of Daddy Lumba’s immediate family
- Issuing a perpetual injunction barring the defendants or their agents from making any decisions regarding the musician’s final funeral rites
Daddy Lumba’s burial is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, but the court application now casts uncertainty over the planned arrangements.
Daddy Lumba’s maternal family has filed application at the Accra High Court to seeking to prevent the release of his body without their consent.
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) December 11, 2025
The family is also seeking a court order to freeze the Daddy Lumba Memorial Foundation account at CAL Bank, claiming it is being used… pic.twitter.com/C2CGiY4fdq
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