Formally commemorated as the Republic Day in Ghana, President John Dramani Mahama in 2025 announced it as Ghana’s National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving.

And this year’s celebration marks the second edition since its inception and is celebrated on Wednesday, July 1, at the forecourt of the State House in Accra under the theme  “Resetting Our Values to Build the Ghana We Want.”

Speaking at the gathering, President Mahama stressed that Ghana’s transformation cannot be achieved through government policies and infrastructure projects alone, but the values, choices and decisions of the citizens continue to remain critical in shaping the country.

"Lasting national transformation is not achieved solely through policy. Laws can regulate behaviour, but laws cannot instil integrity. Governments can implement programmes, but governments cannot legislate honesty, compassion or patriotism," President Mahama noted.

He added that "The Ghana we seek will not be built solely through major infrastructure projects or economic reforms. The Ghana we seek will be built by the millions of ordinary Ghanaians who make the right choices every day and commit themselves to doing what is right."

In the past two days, an overnight and extensive downpour which has claimed the lives of about 20 people, cost people properties worth millions of dollars have made headlines however, acknowledging that, President Mahama has admonished the need to be grateful to God the current state of the nation.

"We do not gather because every challenge confronting us has disappeared or because our work as a nation is complete. Rather, we gather because, through every challenge, God has remained faithful to us.

“Today, Ghana pauses not because our journey is complete, but because every nation that seeks lasting greatness must occasionally stop to remember, to give thanks, to reflect, and to renew its covenant with Almighty God and with one another” President Mahama.

According to the President, every Ghanaian has a role to play in building the prosperous nation the country aspires to become.

Delivering the sermon, Apostle Eric Nyamekye urged Ghanaians to stop placing the blame for corruption solely on politicians, insisting that citizens must equally take responsibility for the country’s governance and development.

The service brought together religious leaders, government officials, political figures and members of the diplomatic and security communities in a display of national unity and shared purpose.

Among those in attendance were Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Founder of Action Chapel International, Mrs. Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie, President of Aglow International Ghana, and Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, alongside several other Christian leaders.

The event was also marked by moments of praise and worship led by celebrated gospel musicians Nacee, Diana Hamilton and Daughters of Glorious Jesus, whose ministrations added to the solemn and uplifting atmosphere.