Hundreds of Ghanaians joined actress Yvonne Nelson on Saturday (8 June) to embark on a protest dubbed “Dumsor Vigil” .
The protest was aimed at registering their displeasure over the intermittent power cuts also known as Dumsor in Ghana.
During the protest, Yvonne Nelson expressed her fear of losing a loved one to the power crisis, underscoring the urgency to highlight dumsor’s devastating impact.
“Let me tell you why I organized it. I saw a video from Tema General Hospital. I have a condition now, so when I saw the video, it really spoke to me; it really touched me because I know that I could find myself in that position very soon,” Nelson said. “I am a Ghanaian. I had my first daughter in Ghana, and I may have my future kids in Ghana, so what if it happens to me in the hospital? So, I was a little triggered when I saw that video. It is the reason I went to social media and decided to tweet about dumsor.”
Below are some videos and pictures from the protest which started at the University of Ghana:
They were over 30, but now ONLY 3!#dumsormuststop pic.twitter.com/4bqiHkTKW6
— DKB GHANA (@dkbghana) June 8, 2024
#DumsorMustStop demo: DKB, Yvonne Nelson and John Dumelo walk with protesters to the Tetteh Quashie roundabout #3NewsGH pic.twitter.com/sy3UpZT0V7
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) June 8, 2024
