Akosua Serwaah Fosuh challenges Kumasi Ruling in Court of Appeal

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The dispute over the estate of Ghanaian music icon Daddy Lumba has resurfaced, with his wife Akosua Serwaah Fosuh now challenging a decision of the Kumasi High Court. She has taken her case to the Court of Appeal, insisting that the judgment delivered against her was flawed.

Her notice of appeal makes clear her dissatisfaction:
“PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff/Appellant herein being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the Judgment of the High Court, Kumasi more particularly stated herein and contained in the Judgment of His Ladyship Justice DORINDA SMITH ARTHUR sitting at the High Court, Kumasi and dated on the 28th day of November, 2025 DO HEREBY APPEAL to the Court of Appeal against the decision upon the grounds set out in paragraph 3 and will at the hearing of the Appeal seek the reliefs set out in paragraph 4.”

The controversy stems from the High Court’s refusal to accept her marriage certificate as valid evidence. In her filing, Madam Serwaah argues that the ruling was unjust. Her lawyers contend that the judge wrongly dismissed the certificate and misapplied the law. They wrote:
“The High Court erred when it held that the Marriage Certificate exhibit ‘B’, ‘B1’ and ‘B2’ was not admissible per se. The Court erred when it held that Section 161 of the Evidence Act is a condition precedent for putting weight on an admitted document. The Court erred when it held that the evidence adduced by the defendants was more credible than that of the evidence of the complainant.”

The appeal seeks to overturn the entire judgment and replace it with a ruling in her favour. As her lawyers put it, “That the whole Judgment of the High Court, be set aside and judgement entered in favour of the Plaintiff.”

Several parties are named in the case, including Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu Abuakwa of Kumasi, Priscilla Ofori (popularly known as Odo Broni) from Accra, and Transitions Funeral Home, also called Enterprise Funeral Services, based in Haatso.

By pressing ahead with this appeal, Madam Serwaah is asking the higher court to recognize her marriage to the late musician and to reverse what she believes was a misjudgment by the Kumasi High Court.