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Barely 12 hours after organisers of the upcoming #dumsormuststop vigil
announced, On-The-Run, as the new venue for the event, managers of the
station there are saying no!
Manager of Total Ghana, owners ofOn-The-Run, say organisers of the
vigil have not contacted them and therefore they cannot use their
premises for the event.
This is the second venue in the past 24 hours that has turned down the
request by Yvonne Nelson, Sarkodie, DKB and other celebrities to hold
a vigil to protest the current power crisis.
The organisers were forced to change an initial venue of the
University of Ghana after authorities of the university opposed the
use of the school's campus for the protest against the power crisis,
referred to locally as 'Dumsor'.
The vigil, which is expected to be apeaceful procession by the
celebrities and their fans with lit candles, torchlights, and
lanterns, is an offshoot of a social media campaign #dumsormuststop
that Yvonne started last week.
Lawyers for Yvonne Nelson and Sarkodie wrote to the Greater Accra
regional police command to inform them of the vigil.
The police on Thursday gave the celebrities the green light to hold
the vigil on May 16.
A letter by Total Petroleum Ghana Limited, copied Myjoyonline.com
Friday, said organisers have not contacted them.
The letter, signed by Olivier Van Parys, Managing Director of Total
Petroleum Ghana Limited, said "Please note that our Company, Total
petroleum Ghana Limited, which is the owner of the said location, has
not been contacted for any such programme and would therefore request
the general public to disregard the announcements running on various
media including your online portal, myjoyonline.com."
This means the organisers have to start looking for another venue
forthe May 16 event.
Credit:myjoyonline.com
