The Ministry of the Interior has declared Monday, September 22, 2025, a public holiday to mark this year’s Founder’s Day.
The day, which commemorates the birthday of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, falls on Sunday, September 21. By law, when a statutory holiday falls on a weekend, the President may declare the following Monday as the observed holiday.
In a statement signed by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the ministry said President John Dramani Mahama had, by Executive Instrument, directed that the holiday be observed nationwide in line with the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, as amended.
The decision is guided by the 2025 amendment to the Act, which reviewed how public holidays are shifted. The amendment stipulates that holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday are to be observed on the following Monday.
This year’s announcement comes on the back of major changes to Ghana’s holiday calendar earlier in 2025. Parliament revised several commemorative days, reinstating July 1 as Republic Day and introducing a new “Shaqq Day” after Eid-ul-Fitr.
At the same time, August 4 was removed as Founders’ Day, while September 21, the birthday of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, was restored as Founder’s Day.
