The Coordinator of the Funeral Planning Committee for the late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has appealed to the musician’s two wives to unite for the sake of peace and understanding as preparations for his funeral continue.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr. Amankwah urged both women to put aside their differences and work together to give their late husband a befitting burial.
“Customarily, they are both wives, so they should come together and bury their husband. Whatever will bring peace is what we want. All these issues didn’t happen when he was alive, so why now that he is gone? Elders must step in to help resolve this peacefully,” he said.
He added that litigation would not bring lasting peace, stressing the need for an out-of-court settlement since customary rites would still have to be performed, including the Kunayɛ widowhood ritual.
His plea comes in the wake of a legal dispute between the two women. The late musician’s first and legal wife, Akosua Serwah Fosuh, and her children have filed an injunction against the funeral arrangements announced by a committee led by Abusuapanyin Kofi Wusu.
In a statement, Mrs. Fosuh’s family described the announcement of the funeral date, set for December 6, 2025, as “deeply distressing,” saying it was made without their consent.
The Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur, has adjourned the hearing of the injunction application to October 28.
Mrs. Fosuh is seeking a declaration that she is the lawful and surviving spouse of the late musician and holds the sole right to perform widowhood rites.
She is also asking the court to restrain the Lumba family head from recognizing or engaging with the second defendant, Priscilla Ofori Atta, also known as Odo Broni, as a spouse of the deceased.
Source: AdomOnline
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