Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak
The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Monday, September 22, 2025, will be observed as a public holiday to mark this year’s Founder’s Day, which is a Statutory Public Holiday.
A statement signed by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, stated that the President, by Executive Instrument (E.I), in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act (Act 601), as amended, declared Monday, September 22, 2025 as a public holiday.
“In view of the fact that September 21, 2025 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), as amended, declared Monday, September 22, 2025, as Additional Public Holiday,” the statement disclosed.
According to the new regulations, when a statutory holiday occurs on a weekend, the President is empowered to designate the following Monday as the observed holiday.
September 21 is a day dedicated to honour the memory of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
By Florence Asamoah Adom