How Daddy Lumba’s Estate Will Actually Be Divided And Why Odo Broni Wins With 53.03%
Chris-Vincent Agyapong, a legal practitioner and the founder editor of Ghana Celebrities has shared his legal opinion on the ongoing Daddy Lumba debate.
Chris has on numerous occasions publicly declared his support for Odo Broni, Daddy Lumba’s “second wife”. Hence in his capacity as a legal practitioner, Mr Agyapong has shared his expertise on what he thinks might happen to the estates of the late singer.
Chris-Vincent Agyapong Writes
Team Legal Wives is buzzing with a dangerous, self-serving myth: that if Daddy Lumba died without a Will, they would walk away with everything. Nothing could be further from the legal truth.
This isn’t a game of whispers, social media insults and false claims; it’s a matter of cold, hard statute. And the law delivers a brutal reality check that heavily favors Odo Broni and her six children.
Even without a Will, the idea that Akosua Serwaa’s camp gets a windfall is a fantasy. In reality, Odo Broni’s family is positioned to inherit the lion’s share. The undeniable math shatters their misguided excitement.
Ghana’s Intestate Succession Act, 1985 (Act 111) is the only rulebook here. For a man with multiple spouses and children, it dictates a simple, unyielding formula:
1. Spouses’ Share: All wives together split one-third (1/3) of the estate.
2. Children’s Share: All biological children together split two-thirds (2/3) of the estate.
The law is ruthlessly equal: it doesn’t care if children are adults or minors, or which wife they came from. Every child gets an identical slice of the children’s pie.
Applying the law to Daddy Lumba’s family leaves no room for sentimental interpretation.
The Wives: Each wife gets an equal half of the 1/3 spousal share.
Odo Broni’s Share: 1/6 of the estate (16.67%)
Akosua Serwaa’s Share: 1/6 of the estate (16.67%)
The Children: All 11 children split the 2/3 children’s share equally.
Each Child’s Share: 2/33 of the estate (≈6.06%). This applies to every single one of the 11 children, full stop.
This is where Team Legal Wives’ myth gets demolished. While each wife gets the same amount, and each child gets the same amount, collective family power is determined by headcount.
Odo Broni & Her 6 Children:
Odo Broni’s Share: 16.67%
Her 6 Children’s Combined Share: 6 x 6.06% = 36.36%
FAMILY TOTAL: ≈53.03%
Akosua Serwaa & Her 3 Children:
Akosua Serwaa’s Share: 16.67%
Her 3 Children’s Combined Share: 3 x 6.06% = 18.18%
FAMILY TOTAL: ≈34.85%
The 2 Other Children: They share only their individual 12.12%.
The numbers scream the verdict: Under intestacy law, Odo Broni and her six children collectively inherit over half of the estate (53.03%), outright dominating Akosua Serwaa’s family share of 34.85%.
The disparity isn’t an accident or a legal bias—it’s simple arithmetic. More children from one spouse means a larger combined portion for that family unit. The law treats the wives equally and the children equally, but Odo Broni’s side wins because they have the numbers.
So, before “Team Legal Wives” gets too excited about the absence of a Will, they should check their math. If Daddy Lumba intentionally left no Will, the structure of his own family—having six children with Odo Broni—has already written the inheritance story in her favor. The scheme they imagine is a phantom; the legal outcome is a fortress built for Odo Broni.
The law is the law—I didn’t make it.
*And let me add that, apart from the Germany house, no Daddy Lumba property is in any joint name, per insider reports*
Writer – Chris-Vincent Agyapong, A Lawyer
