The Ghana Police Service has requested an injunction from the High Court to prevent actress and “#DumsorMustStop” convenor Yvonne Nelson from carrying out her scheduled vigil in protest of inconsistent power supply.
The case has been scheduled for a hearing on Friday, May 24, 2024.
This action was taken a few days after the organisers of the demonstration were advised by the Accra Regional Police Command to consider relocating the exercise.
In accordance with the law, Yvonne Nelson and her group met with the Ghana Police Service a few days earlier to inform them of the planned protest, which had been fixed for Saturday, May 25, 2024.
Following the discussion, the police objected to the route that Nelson’s team had proposed, arguing that Revolution Square, the intended destination, is near the Jubilee House, a security area. The police additionally expressed concerns regarding the plan to conclude the demonstration at midnight.
On the other hand, protest organisers disagreed, stating that there were no problems with the event’s conclusion time and that the endpoint was far from the Jubilee House.
The police consequently filed an application to stop the demonstration in compliance with the Public Order Act’s requirements.
In 2015, Yvonne and a host of members of civil society and other celebrities organised the demonstration over similar concerns.
However, Yvonne had criticised some CSOs, including IMANI Africa and Occupy Ghana, for showing double standards by not protesting the erractic power supply under the current regime.
Meanwhile, there has been an improvement in the erratic power supply, which was intense in most parts of the country earlier in the month.
The government had maintained that the situation was only temporary, but critics demanded an acknowledgement of “dumsor” and the release of a power-rationing timetable.
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