- Daddy Lumba’s sister testifies that although he had six children with Odo Broni, they were never married
- Akosua Serwaa Fosuh seeks court declaration as the late musician’s only legal spouse
- Ernestina Fosuh recounts details of her brother’s relationship, illness, and alleged loan from Germany
An elder sister of highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosuh has told a Kumasi High Court that although she was aware of her late brother’s relationship with Priscilla Ofori, popularly known as Odo Broni, there was no marriage between them.
Ernestina Fosuh, also called Akosua Brempomaah, testified that although the relationship between her brother and Odo Broni resulted in six children—including one named after her—no marriage ever took place.
The legitimacy of the alleged marriage between Daddy Lumba and Priscilla Ofori is currently being challenged in court by Akosua Serwaa Fosuh, who claims to be the late musician’s lawful wife.
Madam Serwaa is asking the Court to declare her the only surviving spouse of Daddy Lumba, with the exclusive right to perform widowhood rites. She is also seeking an order restraining Priscilla Ofori from presenting herself as the wife of the late musician.
Testifying under oath before Her Ladyship Dorinda Smith-Arthur, Ernestina said her brother confided in her about almost everything, including his relationship with Odo Broni. She explained that he moved back to Ghana to work on his housing project and seek treatment for back problems following a lorry accident.
When asked why the wife, Akosua Serwaa, did not return to Ghana with her husband, Ernestina told the court that her late brother advised Serwaa to limit her trips because of the high cost of airfare and a €50,000 loan he reportedly took from a financial institution in Germany.
However, defense lawyer Dominic Kwadwo Osei disputed the existence of such a loan, arguing that Ernestina had no evidence to support her claim. Ernestina insisted that she had documents—written in Dutch—on her phone and was simply recounting what her brother told her.
Counsel further pressed her, pointing out that the plaintiff had previously stated in a reply dated 29 October 2025 that the loan amount was €100,000, not €50,000, suggesting inconsistencies. But Ernestina maintained that she had told the court only what she knew.
On the matter of who cared for the musician when he fell ill in her absence, Ernestina said it was his girlfriend, Odo Broni, who looked after him, while she provided whatever they needed.
Ernestina concluded that, to her knowledge, her late brother, Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, married Akosua Serwaa Fosuh through both customary rites at Bomso in 1991 and a civil ceremony in Germany in 2004—ceremonies she personally witnessed.
