The late Daddy Lumba
Just when plans for Daddy Lumba’s final farewell seemed ready to proceed, a new court action has reopened tensions within the family, with some five relatives now asking the High Court to stop the release of his body and freeze funeral activities.
This latest action comes weeks after a High Court ruling gave the green light for the funeral preparations to proceed, following an earlier attempt by another family faction, including some of the plaintiffs in the new suit, to halt the arrangements.
Filed on December 3, 2025, at the Accra High Court, the new suit is being brought by Obaapanyin Afia Adomah Pakoso of Kumasi, Robert Gyamfi (also known as Wofa Yaw Poku Asuafua), Georgina Gyamfi, Ernestina Fosuh and Nana Afia Kobi Pakoso, all from Kumasi. They are praying the court to order that the late musician’s body should not be released to any individual without their knowledge, consent and approval.
The defendants listed in the suit are Kofi Owusu Abuakwa of Kumasi, CAL Bank Headquarters in Accra, and Transitions Funeral Home in Haatso.
According to the plaintiffs, there is an urgent need for the court to intervene to prevent what they describe as unilateral control over the late artist’s funeral processes and memorial funds.
They are asking the court to restrain the first defendant and members of the previously dissolved funeral committee from accessing the Daddy Lumba Memorial Foundation account at CAL Bank.
They also ask that the first defendant be compelled to render a full account of any withdrawals made after the dissolution of his committee. The suit further seeks an order preventing CAL Bank from honouring any transactions initiated by the first defendant in relation to the account, and another order directing the bank to remove the existing signatories and replace them with those appointed by the newly constituted family committee.
The plaintiffs additionally request a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their agents or any persons acting on their behalf from playing any role in the final funeral rites of the late musician.
This latest legal development adds to the growing tension surrounding the organisation of Daddy Lumba’s funeral. Despite the previous court ruling permitting the funeral to move forward, the new application—if granted—could once again stall the arrangements.
The late music legend is scheduled to be buried on Saturday, December 13, 2025, though this new action may affect the timeline as the case progresses.