Denise Lady Ama Saah Fosu, the first daughter of the late Highlife legend Daddy Lumba, has finally arrived in Ghana and has spoken publicly about the December 13, 2025 date for her father’s burial and final funeral rites.

Her address comes at a time when musician-turned-evangelist Papa Shee has been suggesting that many of Daddy Lumba’s children living abroad are not ready for the funeral because some are reportedly writing exams while others allegedly have expired passports.

Despite the claims of Papa Shee, Denise finally arrived in Ghana on Monday December, 2025, and confirmed that the rites will be organized on the December 13, 2025, date which has been much publicised.

In a video recorded at the late musician’s East Legon residence shortly after her arrival on November 30, 2025, she was seen in mourning cloth and seated beside an elderly man, with two children of Daddy Lumba’s second wife, Odo Broni, standing behind her.

In her address, she said:

“Hello, my name is Denise Lady Ama Saah Fosu, the eldest daughter of the late Charles Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba. I’m here, representing my entire family today. We’d like to kindly invite you to my father’s funeral which will take place on the 13th December in Kumasi. We wish all well-wishers and mourners to join us to celebrate his life.”

The final funeral rites of the music icon, legally known as Charles Kwadwo Fosu, was recently rescheduled from the earlier announced December 6 date. The change followed a meeting at the Otumfuo Saamanhene Palace on November 10, 2025, where a newly formed committee chaired by Dadiesoabahene was tasked with handling all arrangements.

During the same meeting, Daddy Lumba’s sister, Ernestina Akosua Brempomaa, raised concerns about possible foul play in her brother’s death and requested that a postmortem be conducted. She also appealed for the burial to be delayed until the results confirm the actual cause of death.