As the tension and dispute continue to mount over the funeral arrangements of the late Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, renowned legal practitioner, Yaw Anokye Frimpong says the extended family is the sole decision-making body in the funeral arrangements of Daddy Lumba.
According to him, the court injunction filed by the legal wife, Akosua Serwah Fosuh, against the extended family’s unilateral plan to hold the funeral on December 6, holds no grounds.
Speaking in an exclusive interview on the Max Morning Show in Accra on Monday to respond to the feud between the legal wife and the extended family of the late legendary singer, Anokye Frimpong, said Akosua Serwah has no legal right to stop the processes pertaining to the funeral.
“It’s important to note that when your husband, who you sleep in the same bed with, dies, per the Akan tradition, the extended family is the sole body who will bring you schnapps to formally inform you that your husband has passed away. The extended family by law has the right to determine the funeral arrangements, not the wife,” he said.
Anokye Frimpong maintained that the bond of a wife and her husband ends the very moment the man passes away, stressing that “the body of the man is the property of the extended family.”
Lumba being an Akan, Anokye Frimpong said his family had the sole responsibility to decide where and how the funeral should be conducted.
Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, known widely as Daddy Lumba, passed away in Accra on July 26, 2025, at the age of 60.
One of Ghana’s most celebrated highlife musicians, his death triggered a nationwide outpouring of grief.
Lumba held dual citizenship (Ghanaian and German) and was legally married in Bornheim, Germany, to Akosua Serwah Fosuh.
His dual nationality and marital ties have turned a private family matter into a complex international legal battle.
