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‘Dumsor Must Stop’ campaign influenced my political ambitions, not John Dumelo - Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Nelson has disclosed that she has political ambitions and now, she is talking about what has influenced this decision.

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The ace Ghanaian actress, once mentioned that she wouldn’t mind serving in a government as an ambassador or even becoming Ghana's first female president. In a recent interview, Yvonne Nelson said her decision to go into politics has nothing to do with her friend John Dumelo.

Detailing what influenced her to consider a career in politics, she said the desire started when she successfully organized her popular ‘dumsor must stop’ vigil a few years ago, mounting pressure on the John Mahama led government, to fix the crisis of erratic power supply.

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Speaking on Citi FM, Yvonne told Jessica Opare Saforo, the host, “It isn’t because of John, no. I think this whole thing started right after my ‘dumsor must stop’ vigil. I started talking to people and they were like Yvonne you have a voice, why don’t you go back to school to educate yourself, you can do politics…”.

The mother of one said she took what they said seriously, and also made a decision to educate herself in that regard, therefore, she started studying International Relations and Diplomacy at GIMPA.

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