Thousands showed up at Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi to watch Daddy Lumba get laid to rest after months of family drama kept everything on hold. People started lining up before dawn wearing black and red, and the whole thing turned into a massive event with politicians, musicians, and regular fans filing past the casket. President Mahama sent his party chairman with cash for the funeral expenses, and business guy Dr. Osei Kwame Despite rolled through with other big names.
The ceremony got emotional when Odo Broni walked in, and the crowd started chanting while she broke down crying. Security had their hands full trying to manage the packed venue, and traditional performances mixed with Nana Acheampong covering some of the legend's tracks for the mourners.
The burial got delayed because his maternal relatives sued to stop the funeral plans, saying they got cut out of the decision-making process. Courts eventually sorted everything out after weeks of back and forth, which cleared the way for the service to happen. His first wife and her people never showed up at the grounds.
The ceremony got emotional when Odo Broni walked in, and the crowd started chanting while she broke down crying. Security had their hands full trying to manage the packed venue, and traditional performances mixed with Nana Acheampong covering some of the legend's tracks for the mourners.
The burial got delayed because his maternal relatives sued to stop the funeral plans, saying they got cut out of the decision-making process. Courts eventually sorted everything out after weeks of back and forth, which cleared the way for the service to happen. His first wife and her people never showed up at the grounds.
