Minister for the Interior Ghana Henry Quartey has announced that 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 5 as Public holiday, coming on the behest of the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo .
The Ministry in its Press Release on its website mentioned that the holiday falls on Sunday August 4, hence moving it to Monday and marks Founders’ Day which is a Statutory Public Holiday.
Press Release: Minister for the Interior Ghana Henry Quartey Declares August 5 Holiday
However, in view of the fact that 4th August 2024 falls on a Sunday, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, has by Executive Instrument (E.I), in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, (Act 601) declared Monday, 5th August 2024 as an additional Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country. The Press Release read.
