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Sarkodie gave an official reason for his absence, citing his video shoot with rapper, Ace Hood in the United States of America as a major contributor, Ghanaians went all out on him, but he still showed strong support for the cause via his social media channels.
He even congratulated Yvonne Nelson on a successful event afterwards.
Whereas no official reason was given by actress, Lydia Forson, for her absence, she has come out on Twitter to say that she has a lot to say, but will keep mute for the sake of "the cause". The "cause" here being implied to mean, "#DumsorMustStop".
Her tweets after that suggested that the actress probably had a falling out with some of the 'organisers' of the vigil and this may have led to her "no-show" at the event.
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"I'm just disappointed that people who know the real story haven't even tried to say anything. Maybe to make themselves look good. (sic)", she tweeted.