In 2015, one of the greatest street protests was witnessed in Ghana and it was spearheaded by Yvonne Nelson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The popular actress who helped popularize the hashtag #DumsorMustStop on Twitter and other social media platforms further took it to the streets and championed a mass protest against the consistent power fluctuations during the erstwhile Mahama administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country at the time was plagued with incessant power outages and the government was blamed for a lack of capacity to fix the problem.Related Articles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yvonne was joined by thousands of other demonstrators, many of whom also dressed in black and carried torches and lanterns to signal their frustration with the erratic power supply. She was also accompanied by other celebrities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on her actions, she was nicknamed \u2018Yaa Asantewaa\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\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. I\u2019m gonna put it in there. Yvonne Yaa Asantewaa Nelson,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Efia Odo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Popular actress and socialite,\u00a0Efia Odo\u00a0is one of the leading advocates of the #FixTheCountry agenda which first started in May 2021 on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The actress who has remained grounded in her decision to demand the improvement in living standards of citizens has decided to stop at nothing until government \u2018sits up\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although many of her colleagues who started the campaign have dropped along the line, Efia Odo remains resolute in her fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amidst the insults, trolls, and threats from politicians, the social media influencer seems to still have an interest in \u2018sticking out\u2019 her neck for Ghanaians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She was arrested together with 15 other protesters at the Accra High Court on June 24, 2021, after they were sighted holding placards and taking photographs outside the premises of the court hearing the case with respect to whether or not the group should be allowed to stage a street protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This however has not deterred the actress from pushing through with the protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Born in 1840, Yaa Asantewaa was an influential Ashanti queen at the beginning of the twentieth century who remains a powerful symbol today. Yaa Asantewaa led the famous war known as the War of the Golden Stool in 1900 against the British.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Send your news stories to\u00a0dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/src\/yvonne-nelson-dumsor-vigil-accra.png\")
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