Government has announced that Wednesday, September 21, 2022, is a statutory public holiday, and should be observed as such.

The day;  Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day has been earmarked to commemorate the birthday of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first Prime Minister and President.

The directive from the Ministry of Interior means most workplaces would not be operational.

Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political revolutionist, and theorist. He was famously known as the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana. He was one of the major driving forces behind leading the Gold Coast to independence from Britain

Prior to the passing of the Public Holiday Amendment Bill into law in March 2019, the holiday on September 21st was known as Founders' Day.

Founder's Day will now be celebrated with a public holiday on August 4th to enable citizens pay tribute to all who contributed to the independence of Gold Coast, now Ghana.

𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟐𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day. The public is hereby informed and should observe as such throughout the country.

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— Ghana Presidency (@GhanaPresidency) September 19, 2022