Evangelist Nana Yaw Akosah, widely known as Papa Shee, has detailed why the late Daddy Lumba’s first wife, Akosua Serwaa and some other prominent personalities did not attend the late singer’s funeral held on December 13, 2025.
In an interview on Adom TV’s morning show on December 15, 2025, Papa Shee said Akosua Serwaa was in Germany at the time and did not travel along with her children for the funeral.
According to him, the first wife of his late Highlife legend was neither formally invited nor officially informed about the funeral arrangements for December 13 despite the legal issues between her and the family.
He explained that she only became aware of the date through hearsay and chose to leave the issue in God’s hands.
“Maame Akosua Serwaa was not officially notified about the funeral date and only heard about it through hearsay,” he claimed.
Papa Shee also alleged that the head of Daddy Lumba’s family failed to extend invitations to some traditional authorities in the Ashanti Region, including the Nsutahene, Parkosohene and Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
He added that several close family members were unable to attend the burial because they live abroad and had earlier appealed for the funeral to be postponed so everyone could be present.
The evangelist further explained that he personally stayed away from the funeral out of respect for elders who had withdrawn from the arrangements, choosing instead to remain at home in prayer and worship.
Daddy Lumba passed away at the Bank Hospital in Cantonments, on July 26, 2025, at the age of 60 after a short illness.
A number of prominent Ghanaians, including veteran singer Nana Acheampong, businessman Dr Osei Kwame Despite, Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, Kennedy Agyapong (Kenpong), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and Dr Frank Amoakohene, were present at the final funeral rites.
Some members of Daddy Lumba’s family, such as his children, his younger sister Faustina Fosu, the Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu, and his second wife, Odo Broni, attended the ceremony.
However, Akosua Serwaa, Daddy Lumba’s elder sister Ernestina Fosu, Papa Shee, and other immediate family members who were involved in a legal dispute with the Abusuapanin over the funeral arrangements were absent at the final burial rite of the late singer.
