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The government of Ghana has declared March 8, 2021 as a public holiday in celebration of the Independence Day.
Ghana celebrate its independence day on March 6 but this time around it will fall on Saturday hence the government decision to make March 8 (Monday) a public holiday.
This was contained in a release from Ministry of Interior and signed by the sector Minister Ambrose Dery.
Below is the release
DECLARATION OF MONDAY, 8TH MARCH, 2021 AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
The general public is hereby notified that Saturday, 6th March, 2021 marks Independence Day which is a Statutory Public Holiday.
However, in view of the fact that 6th March, 2021 falls on a Saturday, 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, 2001 (Act 601) declared Monday, 8th March, 2021 as a Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.
Signed:
AMBROSE DERY (MP)
H.E. THE PRESIDENT’S REPRESENTATIVE
AT THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
Issued in Accra this Monday, March 1, 2021
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