Akosua Serwaa

Akosua Serwaa Fosuh is the first wife of the late highlife musician Daddy Lumba (Charles Kwadwo Fosuh). She became a central figure in the public dispute over his funeral, widowhood rites and estate after he died on 26 July 2025.

Marriage to Daddy Lumba

Akosua Serwaa says she married Daddy Lumba in a civil ceremony in Bornheim, Germany, in 2004. The musician also lived for more than 15 years with Priscilla Ofori, known as Odo Broni, with whom he had six children.

Court case

On 3 October 2025 her lawyer, William Kusi of Dominion Chambers, filed a suit at the Kumasi High Court asking that she be declared Daddy Lumba's only surviving lawful spouse. The court refused her request to halt the funeral arrangements, and on 28 November 2025 Justice Dorinda Smith-Arthur ruled that both she and Odo Broni had been customarily married to the musician and must both be recognised in the widowhood rites. The court did not accept her German marriage document because it was an extract rather than an original certificate.

She filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Kumasi in January 2026, and amended grounds of appeal were reported in June 2026. Separately, the Nkosuohene of Asanteman ruled under custom that she was the recognised widow, and she sued two members of the Fosu family side over comments about her marriage, seeking GH₵3 million. Her lead counsel, William Kusi, died on 7 November 2026 while the appeal was still pending. This profile will be updated as the case progresses.