LA Council Maintains Funeral Ban as Daddy Lumba’s One-Week Observance Plans Unfold

The La State Council has issued a warning to the public regarding the organization or participation in funerals and related events within its jurisdiction amid the ongoing prohibition on noisemaking and funerals.

In a statement released on Thursday, August 28, the Council highlighted that it had noticed media advertisements promoting a week-long funeral celebration for highlife icon Charles Kojo Fosu, widely known as Daddy Lumba.

While expressing condolences to the family, friends, and fans of the deceased musician, the Council emphasized that the traditional ban, which commenced on Monday, August 11, 2025, is still in effect throughout the La Traditional Area, which spans from the main township through Maalejor on the Dodowa road to Ayi Mensah at the base of the Aburi mountains.

This directive forbids all types of noisemaking, including funerals and associated gatherings.

The Council stated that this period is sacred as traditional authorities engage with the spiritual realm, and any actions that disturb cultural and spiritual order will not be accepted.

“All individuals, families, groups, and organizers are warned against any attempts to conduct or support funeral events during this time. Any such activities should be postponed, rescheduled, or completely canceled,” the statement read.

The ban is anticipated to remain in place until Friday, September 5, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The Council reiterated its condolences to the grieving family and promised its assistance once the ban is lifted.

Read the statement below:

LA COUNCIL WARNS ORGANIZERS AGAINST HOLDING ONE WEEK ‘FUNERAL’ CELEBRATION FOR LATE DADDY LUMBA

“The attention of the La State Council has been drawn to certain advertisements circulating in the media regarding the one-week funeral celebration of the late legendary highlife music icon, Charles Kojo Fosu (a.k.a. Daddy Lumba).

On behalf of Niimei and the good people of La, the La Homowo Planning Committee wishes to first express its deepest condolences to the bereaved family, friends, and the entire nation for the loss of such a towering international music icon whose legacy remains undeniable.

However, the Council wishes to firmly remind the general public that, effective Monday, 11th August 2025, a ban on noisemaking came into force across the entire La Traditional Area stretching from the main La township to Maalejor on the Dodowa road and Ayi Mensah at the foot of the Aburi mountains. Aside from the general noisemaking, this ban also strictly prohibits funerals and all funeral-related activities of any kind. During this sacred period, Niimei would have entered the spiritual realm, and as such, no activity that contravenes the cultural and spiritual order will be tolerated.

The La State Council, therefore, cautions all persons, families, groups, and organisers against any attempt to hold or facilitate such funeral-related events within the La Traditional Area during the ban. Any such planned activity must be postponed, rescheduled, or cancelled outright.

Let it be made clear that there shall be no compromises whatsoever in the enforcement of this directive. Our duty is to protect, uphold, and preserve the rich cultural heritage and sacred traditions handed down to us by our forebears, and this will be done without fear or favour.

The La State Council further warns that any individual or group that disregards this directive does so at their own risk and will face the full weight of customary and lawful sanctions.

For the avoidance of doubt, the ban will remain in full force until Friday, 5th September 2025, at 6:00 pm.

Once again, the Council sympathises with the family of the late Daddy Lumba and assures them of the support of La State at the appropriate time when the ban has been duly lifted.”

By DeStoryNews