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January 7 is a public holiday in Ghana

Ghana's Interior Minister Ambrose Dery
  • Ghanaians will celebrate January 7, 2019 as 'Constitution Day'.
  • The day has also been declared a public holiday by the government.
  • This is the first of many 'Constitution Day' to be celebrated.

The government of Ghana has declared January 7, 2019, a public holiday.

In a statement signed by the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, he said the day “has been declared a Public Holiday as “Constitution Day”.

The statement called on all in Ghana to observe the day as throughout the country.

Before Parliament went on Christmas break, the government tabled a bill in parliament seeking to amend the public holiday act.

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This declaration will, therefore, mean that January 7, 2019, will be marked as the first of many Constitution Day holidays to come.

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