The Minister of Interior, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has announced Friday, July 3 as a public holiday to mark Republic Day.
The Day falls on Wednesday, July 1 to mark 66 years since Ghana became a republic.
“However, in view of the fact that 1st July 2026 falls on a Wednesday, 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 (Act 601), as amended, declared Friday, 3rd July 2026, as Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country,” the Minister clarified in a statement issued on Wednesday, July 24.
Therefore, Ghanaians will go about their normal duties on Wednesday but take Friday as the designated holiday.