Actress and movie producer Yvonne Nelson, has announced her commitment to today’s planned protest against the country’s rolling power blackouts.
In a June 7, 2024 post on X, Yvonne revealed that while she wasn’t feeling her best, she was determined to march regardless of the turnout.
“My Health hasn’t been 100%, but I will still walk from Legon down to Tetteh Quarshie in protest of a better GHANA for my kids and their kids. Even if it’s just me, 5 of us, 20 or a 1000. I will still walk. We don’t deserve bad governance coupled with lies and arrogance.#dumsormuststop,” her post read.
The original plan for the protest was altered due to concerns about the venue’s suitability. The police deemed it inappropriate to gather at Revolution Square, opposite Jubilee House, citing security concerns.
Consequently, the organizers decided to commence the march from the main gate of the University of Ghana to the Tetteh Quarshie circle, where the demonstrators will be addressed by the organizers.
Rolling power blackouts (commonly known as dumsor) reached a peak months ago, despite assurances from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Yvonne Nelson that the outages did not amount to dumsor.
Yvonne Nelson was a prominent figure in the 2015 protests against the then-government over the issue of dumsor.