Photo: Priscilla Ofori Atta (Odo Broni)
• Star Witness Says Lumba Met Odo Broni in SHS 3
Odo Broni’s attempt to convince the Kumasi High Court that she is the lawful wife of highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, known widely as Daddy Lumba, suffered a major setback when her own witness told the court she had dropped out of school to “make babies” for the musician and had no evidence whatsoever to prove she ever married him.
The striking testimony came from James Beniako Boateng, husband of Priscilla Ofori Atta’s sister, who entered the witness box to support her claim but ended up offering details that deepened the uncertainty surrounding her case.
His evidence added another layer to the long-running dispute over Lumba’s marital history, as the court weighs rival assertions from two women each claiming to be the musician’s legitimate spouse.
Boateng told the court that Lumba began a relationship with Priscilla Ofori Atta, popularly known as Odo Broni, in 2006, when she was still in SHS 3 at Ashley’s Business College in Kaneshie and living with her family. At that point, he said, she was a teenager.
He confirmed that Lumba had already contracted an ordinance marriage with Akosua Serwaa in Germany in 2004, two years before the relationship with Priscilla began. Despite this, he said the family accepted the relationship after Lumba told them he was a divorcee, although neither he nor anyone else requested or saw any documents to verify the claim.
Under cross-examination, Boateng said Priscilla later abandoned a private nursing programme “to make babies” for the musician, describing decisions that were shaped almost entirely by the relationship.
The testimony has drawn renewed scrutiny to Priscilla’s own court filings. She has insisted she married the musician in 2010, yet has not produced any marriage certificate, photograph, video or witness to substantiate the claim. Her inability to provide any supporting evidence has become a central issue in the case, amplified by her own witness’s account, which described a relationship that began in her late teens without any reference to a formal marriage.
By contrast, counsel for Akosua Serwaa, led by William Kusi, tendered original copies of the documents covering her 2004 ordinance marriage in Germany. These were submitted to replace photocopies admitted earlier and to counter claims that Serwaa had been unable to produce authentic certificates.
Their submission triggered a series of objections from Priscilla’s lawyers, who challenged the admissibility of the originals on multiple, often conflicting grounds. The exchanges grew tense, but the presiding judge ultimately overruled the objections and admitted the documents into evidence.
With the defence closing its case, the court has directed both sides to file their written submissions by Wednesday, 26 November 2025, ahead of a ruling expected on Friday, 28 November 2025.
The judgment will draw a line under a case marked by conflicting accounts, family testimony that has undercut central claims, and a widening gulf between assertion and independently verifiable evidence.
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