Gov't declares 3rd and 7th January 2022 as statutory public holidays

Emmanuel Tornyi 08:58 - 31 December 2021

Ambrose Dery, Interior Minister

The Minister of Interior has declared Monday, January 3, 2022, and Friday, January 7, 2022, as a <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/nkrumah-day-govt-declares-september-21-as-a-public-holiday/ewcyxxg">statutory public holiday</a>.

According to the Minister, Ambrose Dery, the holiday on Monday is in view of the fact that January 1, which is a statutory public holiday marking the New Year, 2022, falls on a Saturday, and January 7, 2022, which marks 'Constitution Day' is also a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.

"The general public is hereby informed that Friday, 7th January 2022, which marks Constitution Day, is a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country," the ministry said in a statement.