After a large section of the family of the late Ghanaian Highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, together with elders of Parkoso, gave Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu a two-week ultimatum to appear before the chiefs, the family has reconvened.

This time, however, Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu, who failed to honour the initial summons before the Chiefs of Parkoso despite the two-week ultimatum, also failed to show up again.

Following his failure to appear before the chiefs, elderly women in the Ekuorna family have claimed that they have removed him as the family head.

In a video sighted by GhanaWeb on March 11, 2026, Mama China, who spoke on behalf of the elderly women, stated that the decision to remove Kofi Owusu as family head was not solely influenced by the controversies surrounding the burial of the late Highlife legend.

According to her, even before Lumba’s death, the family had cautioned Kofi Owusu several times about certain behaviours she described as a disgrace to the Ekuorna family.

She added that Kofi Owusu, through his actions, had also caused division within the family.

“Kwadwo’s death isn’t what sparked the whole issue in the family. We had already warned him several times, but because he felt that we couldn’t do anything to him, he continued to do whatever pleased him. When Kwadwo passed on, that is when things became worse.

“From today, the position he holds as Abusuapanyin has been taken away from him. He is no longer our family head,” she said.

Mama China further noted that despite his removal as family head, Kofi Owusu has not been barred from attending family gatherings.

According to her, he remains a member of the family and is free to attend any family meeting, but not in the capacity of a family head.

“Even though we have removed him as family head, that will not prevent him from attending gatherings. Even when a king is removed from the throne, he is still allowed to attend meetings as a former chief.

“He is our brother, and we love him, but because of what he is doing on social media, we feel ashamed because people point fingers at us and mock us. He claims he is the family head, but if we ask him to give a brief history of the stool, he won’t be able to. Yet he stands somewhere and insults us,” she added.

In another video also sighted by GhanaWeb, some male members of the family who attended the meeting also expressed their support for the women.

“We, the men in the family, also support the women. From today, Kofi Owusu is no longer the family head because he failed to show respect to the family. The same people who made him the family head are the same people who have now removed him,” an elderly man said during the meeting with the Chiefs of Parkoso.

Daddy Lumba's family demands removal of Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu

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