By Joyce Danso, GNA
Accra, Dec. 12, GNA – The funeral of musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, known as Daddy Lumba, will proceed as scheduled after applicants seeking an interim injunction failed to deposit the GHC 2 million ordered by the High Court.
The Accra High Court on Friday directed the applicants, representing the immediate maternal family, to pay the amount by 1400 hours on December 12, 2025.
The court stated that failure to make the deposit as security for costs would result in the interlocutory injunction being vacated.
By 1700 hours, no payment had been made, and the defendants had obtained a certified true copy of the ruling.
With no deposit lodged, the defendants were permitted to proceed with the funeral rites at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on December 13, 2025.
The applicants are Obaapayin Afia Adomah of Pakoso‑Kumasi, Robert Gyamfi (Wofa Yaw Poku) of Asuofia‑Kumasi, Georgina Gyamfi of Esreso‑Kumasi, Ernestina Fosuh of Bomso‑Kumasi and Nana Afia Kobi.
The defendants are Kofi Owusu of Abuakwa‑Kumasi, Cal Bank Headquarters, Accra, and Transitions Funeral Home.
The plaintiffs averred that Mr. Owusu, Head of the Ekuona Family, failed to officially inform their Chief Mourner of Daddy Lumba’s passing in accordance with Akan custom.
They said the late musician was a prominent member of the immediate maternal family and that they had been sidelined.
Daddy Lumba died on July 26, 2025, aged 60. His death triggered disputes over who qualified to perform spousal rites.
The plaintiffs subsequently sought an interim injunction restraining Transitions Funeral Home from releasing the body for burial on December 13, 2025.
They also called for police investigations due to various narratives surrounding the musician’s death, with some family members suspecting foul play.
Police inquiries have begun, with statements taken.
Earlier, the court restrained Mr. Owusu and his assigns from organising the funeral pending determination of the case and also barred Transitions Funeral Home from releasing the body.
The court further directed Mr. Owusu to convene a meeting of all interested parties, including applicants, spouses, children and other stakeholders, to plan and fix a date for the final funeral rites within three weeks.
He was also ordered to separate funds raised for the funeral from the accounts of the Daddy Lumba Memorial Foundation.
The applicants, through counsel, said raising the GHC 2 million within hours was difficult.
Respondents’ lawyers argued that dignitaries had been invited, and service providers contracted, making delays costly.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Sackey