Hon. Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, a member of parliament for Gomoa Central, President John Dramani Mahama had privately voiced concerns about the health of highlife icon Daddy Lumba prior to his death and had prepared to assist him.
After the 2025 Senior Citizens Day ceremony, the former artist shared a conversation he had with the president.
“The president saw Lumba at the Senior Citizens Day event and could tell he wasn’t well. He told me he wanted to take care of himself.
“He tried reaching out, but Lumba was a private person and wanted to get ready before meeting him,” he revealed in an interview.
A-Plus claims that the president followed up to inquire about the music icon’s health.
“He spoke with me on two different occasions about Lumba. He asked, ‘Have you gotten Lumba? I want to do so and so for him.’ But Lumba, being private, was holding back for personal reasons,” he added.
In light of the music legend’s death, A-Plus stressed the urgency of properly documenting and preserving the legacies of Ghana’s cultural icons.
“We should have told the Daddy Lumba story long ago, but it’s not too late. He’s gone with many songs and meanings we’ll never fully understand. We must not wait for the rest to go before we act,” he said.
He bemoaned the dearth of thorough visual or written documentation of Lumba’s life and urged the government to put more money into organizations that protect Ghana’s cultural legacy.
“We need to start doing something for our legends—not just those in the arts, but also in politics and other areas. We owe it to ourselves and future generations to tell their stories properly,” A-Plus urged.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
