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The High Court sitting successful Kumasi has declared that some Akosua Serwaa Fosuh and Priscilla Ofori were duly joined to the precocious Ghanaian musician, Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known arsenic Daddy Lumba.
The court, presided implicit by Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur, consequently, dismissed the assertion of Akosua Serwaa successful a suit which prayed the tribunal to state her arsenic the sole woman of the precocious entertainer and to beryllium the 1 to beryllium allowed to execute the widowhood rites.
It was the presumption of Akosua Serwaa that the legendary Daddy Lumba joined her nether the Ordinance Law (Civil Marriage) and was, therefore, the lone surviving woman of the musician.
Delivering her judgement successful a packed tribunal yesterday, the presiding justice said the 2 wives were customarily joined to Charles Kwadwo Fosuh.
The tribunal said the plaintiff, Akosua Serwaa Fosuh, failed to beryllium that she and her hubby were joined nether the Ordinance Law, a concern which could person rendered the consequent matrimony betwixt Charles Kwadwo Fosuh and Priscilla Ofori null and void.
The tribunal added that the assemblage of the deceased belonged to the family, and, therefore, ordered the household to spell up with the ceremonial and let some wives to execute the widowhood rites successful honour of their precocious husband.
Declaration
The plaintiff, Akosua Serwaa, successful the suit, asked the tribunal to assistance her the exclusive close to execute each widowhood rites.
She besides sought an bid from the tribunal restraining Priscilla Ofori, aka Odo Broni, whom she accused of falsely presenting herself arsenic the musician’s wife.
The different defendants successful the suit were the Head of the Ekuona household astatine Parkoso successful Kumasi, Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu, and Transitions Funeral Home successful Accra, wherever the assemblage is being preserved.
Tense tribunal premises
The full premises of the tribunal were besieged by supporters of some wives of the musician, who traded accusations and counter-accusations implicit the substance earlier the court.
Curiously, the Daily Graphic squad spotted a mini truck, loaded with a nationalist code strategy and a banner of Akosua Serwaa hanging connected it, with a Disc Jockey blasting tunes of antithetic genres.
The truck, the squad gathered, was brought to the country by supporters of Akosua Serwaa for the anticipated solemnisation successful the lawsuit of a favourable verdict from the court.
The constabulary did not instrumentality things for granted arsenic they shored up their men and women, with riot power vehicles connected standby.
On Tuesday, October 28, this year, the High Court successful Kumasi gave the greenish airy for Daddy Lumba's last ceremonial rites to proceed arsenic planned.
It followed the dismissal of an interlocutory injunction exertion filed by 1 of the wives of the iconic Ghanaian instrumentalist to restrain the outer household from going up with the last ceremonial rites.
The exertion was filed by Akosua Serwaa, woman of the celebrated musician, who prayed the tribunal to restrain the household from going up with the ceremonial until definite matters were determined.
The presiding justice declared that nether the Ghanaian customary law, the authorization implicit a corpse rested wholly with the family.
The tribunal said restraining the household would not service the champion interests of the household and the wide public.
Meanwhile, the last ceremonial rites of the precocious instrumentalist person been wide advertised to beryllium held connected December 13 astatine the Baba Yara Sports Stadium successful Kumasi.
Writer’s email: gilbert.agbey@graphic.com.gh
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