The Republic Day of July 1st is no longer a public holiday following President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s assent to the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019. A statement signed and issued by the Minister of Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery on Wednesday May 8th announced that President Akufo-Addo assented to the new Act on April 16th 2019.
“The President of Republic of Ghana, His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assented to the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019, (Act 986) on April 16th 2019,” it said.
The Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019, (Act 986) states, Statutory Public Holidays and Commemorative days are as follows:
National holidays in Ghana in 2019
Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | Jan 01 | New Year’s Day | |
Monday | Jan 07 | Constitution Day | |
Wednesday | Mar 06 | Independence Day | National Day |
Friday | Apr 19 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Monday | Apr 22 | Easter Monday | |
Wednesday | May 01 | Workers’ Day | International Workers’ Day |
Saturday | May 25 | African Union Day | Commemorative Day |
Wednesday | Jun 05 | Eid ul-Fitr | End of Ramadan |
Monday | Jul 01 | Republic Day | Commemorative Day |
Sunday | Aug 04 | Founders’ Day | |
Monday | Aug 12 | Eidul-Adha | Feast of the Sacrifice |
Saturday | Sep 21 | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day | |
Friday | Dec 06 | Farmer’s Day | 1st Friday in December |
Wednesday | Dec 25 | Christmas Day | |
Thursday | Dec 26 | Boxing Day |