JANUARY 7 DECLARED PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO MARK CONSTITUTION DAY.
PRESIDENT NANA ADDO DANQUAH January 7, 2020, has been declared a public holiday. A statement signed by the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, said the day “has been declared a Public Holiday to mark “Constitution Day.” The statement called on Ghanaians to observe the day as a statutory public holiday throughout the country. “The general is hereby informed that Tuesday, 7th January 2020 which marks Constitution Day, is a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country,” the statement added. Background In December 2018 a bill was laid before Parliament to amend the Public Holiday Act 2001 to provide for three different holidays. These new holidays were 7th of January which was observed as the Constitution Day earlier in 2019, 4th of August which was described as the Founders’ Day a...