Confusion over the funeral date of highlife legend Daddy Lumba has intensified as his 14-member family committee has firmly rejected the widely publicised December 13, 2025 date.
This follows the mounting of billboards and public announcements in parts of Accra and Kumasi promoting the December 13 funeral, a development the direct family describes as unauthorised and misleading.
In a statement issued on November 24, 2025, part of the family expressed surprise at the publicisation of the date, explaining that it was merely a proposal mentioned during an initial discussion with Nananom at the Manhyia Palace and was never approved as final.
The committee stressed that several key factors make it impossible to hold the funeral in December 2025.
According to the family, some of Daddy Lumba’s children living in Germany and other parts of the world are preparing for major academic examinations that are crucial to their future. They said it would be psychologically unfair to expect them to navigate grief while sitting for these exams.
The statement also noted that the circumstances surrounding the late musician’s death remain unclear, with conflicting accounts still being examined. Ongoing investigations and autopsies in both Ghana and Germany, the family argued, make the December funeral premature.
Additionally, some family members reside abroad and hold essential jobs, making it impractical for them to secure emergency leave at short notice.
Their absence, the family insisted, would make it impossible to proceed with the funeral at the proposed time. They further emphasised that Daddy Lumba’s years in Europe and his global influence demand adequate time for colleagues, friends, and fans worldwide to arrange travel and pay their respects.
The statement revealed that Evangelist Papa Shee, a close associate of the family, has already informed Dadesoabahene of the need to revise the funeral date.
The document was signed by 14 family members, including Wofa Robert Yaw Opoku Gyamfi (Direct Uncle), Ernestina Brempomaa Fosu (Elder Sister), Miller Attakorah (First Nephew), Yaw Akosa (Family Confidant), and Mama Esther Konadu.
With one section of the family pushing ahead with preparations and the other family insisting the funeral cannot take place in December, uncertainty over the date for the final rites of the highlife legend continues to deepen.