The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced Monday, March 8 as a public holiday through the Interior Ministry.
According to a statement on the ministry’s website on March 1, this is because the country’s Independence Day, which is a Statutory Public Holiday, falls on a weekend.
“The general public is notified that Saturday, March 6 2021, marks Independence Day, a Statutory Public Holiday.
“However, because March 6 2021, falls on a Saturday, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, has by Executive Instrument (E.I), by section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, 2001 (Act 601) declared Monday, March 8, 2021, as a Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.”