{"id":45768,"date":"2025-07-31T12:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=45768"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:29:36","slug":"interior-minister-muntaka-clarifies-monday-4-august-is-not-a-public-holiday-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2025\/07\/31\/interior-minister-muntaka-clarifies-monday-4-august-is-not-a-public-holiday-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior Minister Muntaka Clarifies: Monday, 4 August Is Not a Public Holiday in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;In a press briefing today, Ghana\u2019s Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, emphatically debunked rumors circulating that Monday, 4 August 2025, would be observed as a statutory public holiday. He confirmed that there has been no such government declaration and insisted that \u201c4 August 2025 is not a public holiday in Ghana\u201d&nbsp; .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Muntaka\u2019s clarification comes amid confusion following recent amendments to Ghana\u2019s public holiday calendar. Notably, the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025\u2014which he laid before Parliament in June\u2014removed 4 August (previously designated as Founders\u2019 Day) from the list of statutory public holidays and restored 21 September instead as the date for Founders\u2019 Day honouring Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s legacy&nbsp; .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the new legislation, July\u202f1 has been reinstated as Republic Day, marking Ghana\u2019s transition to a republic in 1960, and it now holds the status of a full public holiday&nbsp; .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Muntaka also highlighted another key provision of the 2025 amendment: any public holiday that falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday will be shifted to the nearest Friday to allow for longer weekends and to enhance productivity\u2014a move that has drawn both praise and criticism from workers and parliamentary figures&nbsp; .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Current Public Holidays in Ghana for 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to official records from the Ministry of Interior, the statutory public holidays for Ghana in 2025 are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>January 1: New Year\u2019s Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>January 7: Constitution Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 6: Independence Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good Friday &amp; Easter Monday (March\/April)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May 1: Labour Day (May Day)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>July 1: Republic Day (newly reinstated)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 21: Founders\u2019 Day (replacing August 4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 5: Farmers\u2019 Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 25: Christmas Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 26: Boxing Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eid\u2011ul\u2011Fitri and Eid\u2011ul\u2011Adha: dates to be announced by the Office of the Chief Imam \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to emphasize that 4 August 2025 is not included on this list and will be treated as a normal working day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No public holiday will be observed on Monday, 4 August 2025\u2014contrary to some recent claims.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founders\u2019 Day has been moved back to 21 September, recognizing Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s birthday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Republic Day (1 July) has been reinstated as a full public holiday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Midweek holidays may now be shifted to Friday to foster longer weekends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Ghana proceeds under the updated holiday calendar, Minister Muntaka urges media and citizens to rely on official Ministry communications to avoid confusion in future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;In a press briefing today, Ghana\u2019s Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, emphatically debunked rumors circulating that Monday, 4 August 2025, would be observed as a statutory public holiday. He confirmed that there has been no such government declaration and insisted that \u201c4 August 2025 is not a public holiday in Ghana\u201d&nbsp; . 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