Yvonne Nelson, alongside two others, has officially informed the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, about their plans to organize a demonstration against the ongoing power outages in Ghana, commonly referred to as dumsor.
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In a letter shared on social media, the trio indicated their intention to hold a vigil at the Revolution Square on Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 8:30 am to 12 midnight.
According to the letter, they are exercising their rights under Section 1 of the Public Order Act (Act 491), which mandates the notification of the police at least 5 days before any special event in a public place.
“We write with reference to Section 1 of the Public Order Act (Act 491), which provides that any person who desires to hold any special event within the meaning of that Act in any public place shall notify the police of his intention not less than 5 days before the date of the special event.
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“In this connection, kindly take note that;
a) The special event will be held on 25 May 2024.
b) To demonstrate our frustrations over the unacceptable erratic electricity supply (dumsor).
c) The special event will be in the nature of a vigil.
d) We have carefully chosen the Revolution Square as the venue because of its historical significance and its proximity to the seat of government, to give the president ocular evidence of the debilitating effects of the erratic power supply (dumsor) on us.
e) The Organisers anticipate that the people will assemble from 8:30 am.
f) The crowd will disperse at 12 midnight,” parts of the letter read.
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