Actress Yvonne Nelson has announced plans to host a vigil protesting the erratic power supply witnessed across the country.

In a statement shared on her social media handles, the actress found it disheartening to witness power outages popularly referred to as “dumsor” return.

This, Yvonne Nelson explained, threatens the country's progress and development as a nation.

“In light of these troubling developments, I have taken to social media to reach out to Imani Ghana, who supported the initial DumsorMustStop Campaign, to explore the possibility of organizing another vigil. We must come together once again to demand accountability and action from our leaders,” Yvonne Nelson wrote.

“I, along with the support of Imani Ghana’s Kofi Bentil, Prince David Osei, D Black, Van Vicker, Efya, Sarkodie, Barima Sidney and DKB among others spearheaded the DumsorMustStop Campaign, aimed at holding our leaders accountable for the inadequate electricity supply plaguing our nation."

"Together, we rallied for change and demanded action from the government of the time, despite facing significant challenges and opposition,” she added.

Yvonne Nelson indicated that although she has reached out to Imani whom she said spearheaded the campaign on the legal front, she is yet to get a response.

However, she believes this should not pose a setback for the campaign noting “The fight against Dumsor transcends political affiliations, and we must unite as Ghanaians to address this pressing issue.”

The actress called on all Ghanaians, organisations, and legal professionals willing to protest to join me her in the campaign to push for meaningful action to address the current power crisis.

She appealed to lawyers, volunteers, and others to help plan and execute the vigil stating it cannot be achieved solely on her efforts.

"Together, we can make our voices heard and compel our leaders to prioritise the needs of the Ghanaian people. Let us unite in our pursuit of a brighter and more prosperous future for our nation. Thank you!”

For the past seven weeks, power consumers across the country have been grappling with intermittent power cuts, commonly known in Ghana as "Dumsor."

Amidst these challenges, there have been calls from a section of the Ghanaian public for the Ministry of Energy to publish an official timetable to keep consumers informed about power availability.

However, government officials have assured Ghanaians of an end to the situation soon.

Speaking at a breakfast meeting with NPP regional leaders ahead of the start of his nationwide tour in the Eastern Region on Monday, April 29, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia assured Ghanaians that the Energy Ministry is actively managing the challenges in the country's energy sector.

“I know that there are challenges, we are going to work on them. Currently, we have power issues, the assurance from the Minister for Energy is that those power challenges will very soon be a thing of the past, they are working at it,” he said.

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