Monday, August 5th Declared Public Holiday1 min read

Interior Minister Henry Quartey has announced that 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 has been declared by President Akufo-Addo 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲.

The Minister informed the general public that Sunday, 4th August 2024 marks Founders’ Day which is a Statutory Public 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.