The High Court in Kumasi has ruled that Akosua Serwaa is not the only person the late Daddy Lumba was married to.
The Law Platform reports that the High Court sitting in Kumasi and presided over by Justice Mrs. Dorinda Smith Arthur has therefore dismissed the claims of Akosua Serwaa, who was asking the court to declare that she should be given recognition as the only surviving spouse of Daddy Lumba and the sole individual entitled to perform widowhood rites at the funeral.
Akosua Serwaa had argued that she married to Daddy Lumba under civil law and thus, the only lawful wife of the late musician.
But the Law Platform reports that the judgment, which was read on Friday at the packed courtroom, indicated that for the issue one, regarding the civil marriage between Akosua Serwaa and Lumba, the plaintiff could not prove civil marriage between her and the deceased hence there was no existing civil marriage between her, Akosua Serwaa, and Charles Kwadwo Fosu (Lumba).
According to the Kumasi High Court, in its 74-page judgment, what existed between Akosua Serwaa and Daddy Lumba was just their customary marriage. The Court thus held that, Akosua Serwaa cannot be said to be the only surviving spouse of Daddy Lumba.
It held that Priscilla Ofori alias Odo Broni was also a wife.
The comprehensive decision of the High Court under the hand of Dorinda Smith Arthur J. suggests that Priscilla Ofori, a known wife of Daddy Lumba was legally also a wife to the deceased musician and thus holds all rights under law as a spouse of the deceased musician.
The court set December 1, 2025 as the date for the availability of certified copies of the judgment of the Court.
Widowhood rites
According to the decision of the Kumasi High Court, the family of Daddy Lumba shall have the right to determine which of the wives of will perform widowhood rites of the deceased musician.
credit: The Law Platform
