[ 2021-03-02 ]

Monday 8 March is a bank holiday
President Akufo-Addo has through the Interior
Ministry announced Monday, March 8 as a public
holiday.

This, according to a statement on the ministry’s
website on March 1, is because the country’s
Independence Day which is a Statutory Public
Holiday falls on a weekend.

“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.”

The release was signed by the Interior
Minister-designate, Ambrose Dery.

Source - Joyfm

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