The maternal family of the late musician Daddy Lumba filed an injunction with the Accra High Court, prohibiting the first respondent, Kofi Owusu, the head of the family (Abusuapanyin), from planning his funeral.
Additionally, until the substantive issue is settled, the court prohibited Transitions Funeral Home, the third defendant, from releasing the body.
The court emphasised the necessity to take the case’s merits into account in its decision, pointing out that affidavits presented to it indicated the immediate family had been neglected in funeral plans.
The judge stressed that due process and appropriate family engagement must be maintained while acknowledging that postponing the funeral could result in higher expenses.
The court upheld the family head’s right to oversee funeral arrangements, but it mandated that this power be used after consulting the immediate family.
In order to decide on a new burial date, the court then ordered the first respondent to call a stakeholder meeting within three weeks.
It further mandated that all money collected for the funeral be kept apart from Daddy Lumba Memorial Foundation accounts. The applicants were told to submit an affidavit to the registrar of the court.
The dispute arose from issues following Daddy Lumba’s death on July 26, 2025, at age 60.
A conflict between his maternal relatives and the family head over who should lead the funeral and how monies should be administered erupted, highlighting long-standing Akan practices that give the maternal lineage major influence in burial matters.
Source: newsthemegh.com