Akuffo Addo's People Are Fighting Me Because Of My Tweet-Yvonne Nelson

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has said people close to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo do not talk to her anymore because of her anti-government tweets.

Speaking on Ayekoo on Accra100.5FM, the actress confirmed that “I’m always talking about politics”, noting: “They just want to see Yvonne Nelson out there with the crowd demonstrating; that’s all they want to see”.

According to her, claims by some Ghanaians that she has been quiet and less critical of the Akufo-Addo administration unlike she was under the Mahama-led administration, is not true.

She said her opponents just want to see her on the streets demonstrating as she did during the NDC era with her famous “Dumsor Must Stop” walk.

Nelson noted that the fact that she is not on the streets demonstrating under this administration does not mean she is quiet or less critical of the Akufo-Addo government.

She said, “So, I did it during the NDC era, I’ve to do it during the NPP; that’s what they want to see but everything started on social media.”

Speaking on why she embarked on the ‘Dumsor Must Stop’ demonstration, Nelson admitted that “When I tweeted: ‘Dumsor Must Stop!’, which was affecting all of us, it was trending on Twitter and that’s how come I took it on the street”.

“So, if I talk about something on Twitter and it doesn’t trend and it doesn’t generate a lot of interaction, there’s no momentum, how do I get people to rally behind me to do whatever. So, I’ve always been talking about politicians.”

Nelson, who is also a movie producer, went on further to say: “I talk about the president all the time”, insisting: “When something is going wrong, I tweet about it, they can check my tweets…”.

As a result, she revealed, “People close to the president are not even talking to me anymore because of my tweets.”

She noted that it was normal for people close to the President not to want to talk to her anymore because she is being critical of the government.

“Sometimes, when I tweet, I have a long message from whoever; explaining things. And, I say, “Listen, the average Ghanaian cannot see this, so, please go out there and let the average Ghanaian understand this”. People are thinking about the monies in their pockets and not the stuff you’re typing to me,” she noted, stressing: “I’ve never been quiet. It’s there, it’s on Twitter, so, why is anyone saying I’m quiet.”