\u201cYaa Asantewaa is a huge name and it\u2019s really humbling that anyone would call me Yaa Asantewaa. As a matter of fact, I love it. Let me put it in there Yvonne Yaa Asantewaa Nelson so that\u2019s like my new name right now,\u201d Yvonne said.<\/p>\n
The actress was vilified by some government appointees when she officially announced her intensions to organise the vigil.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”BUjGfpqOZDodU9kvqgO7HEpvbdUcIaWX”]Asked about her motivation for organizing the demonstration, Yvonne Nelson told Pulse Ghana that: \u00a0\u201cAs a Ghanaian, I was frustrated, I believe my people, Ghanaians, are also frustrated so I was just speaking up for every Ghanaian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe all need to sit down and plan the next campaign that we want to do. We just want to be the voice, we just want to speak up for the people so anything that would help Ghana, help the nation, help the people, we are there to support,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n She was joined by Prince David Osei, Efya, Barimah Sydney and others on a vigil dubbed #dumsormuststop.<\/p>\n \u2018Dumsor vigil\u2019 was very successful \u2013 Police<\/strong><\/p>\n The Accra Regional Police Command earlier commended<\/a><\/strong><\/span> the celebrities who organized the \u2018 vigil\u2019 for adhering to the rules and guidelines given ahead of the event.<\/p>\n The Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, ASP Effia Tenge said despite the controversy which preceded the vigil, the event was \u201cpeaceful and successful.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Police can say that it was a peaceful event\u2026 I can confirm that the vigil was successful and it ended incident free and very peaceful,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana![\"Yvonne](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11165282_10152901688661167_1549247675888996662_n.jpg\")
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