Evangelist Nana Yaw Akosah, popularly known as Papa Shee, has shed light on why some close relatives and notable personalities were absent from Daddy Lumba’s funeral on December 13, 2025.
Speaking on Adom TV’s morning show recently, Papa Shee revealed that the late highlife legend’s first wife, Akosua Serwaa, was in Germany at the time and did not travel with her children for the ceremony.
He said that Akosua Serwaa was neither formally invited nor officially informed about the funeral arrangements, despite ongoing legal issues between her and the family. “Maame Akosua Serwaa was not officially notified about the funeral date and only heard about it through hearsay,” Papa Shee stated, noting that she chose to leave the matter in God’s hands.
The evangelist also claimed that several traditional authorities in the Ashanti Region, including the Nsutahene, Parkosohene, and Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, were not invited by the head of Daddy Lumba’s family. He added that other close family members, who live abroad, were unable to attend because they had requested a postponement to ensure everyone could be present.
Papa Shee further explained that he personally refrained from attending the funeral out of respect for elders who had withdrawn from the arrangements. Instead, he remained at home in prayer and worship.
Daddy Lumba, who passed away at the Bank Hospital in Cantonments on July 26, 2025, at the age of 60, was laid to rest in a ceremony attended by prominent Ghanaians such as veteran singer Nana Acheampong, businessman Dr Osei Kwame Despite, Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, Kennedy Agyapong (Kenpong), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and Dr Frank Amoakohene.
Several family members, including his children, younger sister Faustina Fosu, the Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu, and his second wife, Odo Broni, were present at the final rites. However, Akosua Serwaa, Daddy Lumba’s elder sister, Ernestina Fosu, Papa Shee, and other immediate relatives involved in the legal dispute with the Abusuapanin were absent.
Watch his remarks below.
