The Ministry of Interior has declared Monday, January 8 as a public holiday.
The holiday is in commemoration of Constitution Day which falls on Sunday January 7.
“The general public is hereby informed that Sunday, 7th January, 2024 marks Constitution Day which is a Statutory Public Holiday. However, in view of the fact that 7th January, 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, 8th January, 2024 as an additional Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country,” a statement signed by Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior stated.
The Constitution Day holiday serves as a recognition of the 4th republican constitutional dispensation of Ghana which started on January 7, 1993.
This holiday is also to recognize the country’s effort to maintain and sustain the 4th republic over the years.