Government Declares September 22, 2025, a Public Holiday
TEC News| 21st September, 2025.
The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Monday, September 22, 2025, will be observed as a public holiday across Ghana in celebration of this year’s Founder’s Day.
Founder’s Day, which marks the birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, falls on Sunday, September 21, 2025. In accordance with Ghana’s Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act (Act 601), when a statutory holiday falls on a weekend, the President may designate the next weekday as the official holiday.
In a statement signed by Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the ministry confirmed that President John Dramani Mahama, by Executive Instrument (E.I.), has directed that the holiday be observed nationwide on Monday, September 22, 2025.
The Ministry reminded the public that the move aligns with the 2025 amendment to the Act, which automatically shifts public holidays that fall on Saturdays or Sundays to the following Monday.
Earlier this year, Parliament approved major adjustments to the national holiday calendar. These included the reinstatement of July 1 as Republic Day, the introduction of a new “Shaqq Day” after Eid-ul-Fitr, the removal of August 4 as Founders’ Day, and the restoration of September 21—Nkrumah’s birthday—as Founder’s Day.
