President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his obligation to satisfying his mission commitment of presenting a two-day occasion for Eid-al-Fitr festivities.
Talking at the Public Muslim Petition and Thanksgiving occasion at the Public Mosque in Accra on Friday, 10 January 2025, President Mahama guaranteed participants that Parliament would correct the Public Occasions Act, 2001 (Act 601), to incorporate an extra occasion for the event.
We vowed to add another occasion to the Eid-al-Fitr. So when Parliament settles, we will correct Christmas and Thanksgiving Act to remember an additional occasion for the event of Eid-al-Fitr. Thus this year, after we finish the quick of Ramadan, we will have two occasions for the Salah merriments.
In his location, President Mahama additionally framed plans to satisfy other mission guarantees, including decreasing Hajj passages, enrolling more Arabic educators, and giving grants to Muslim understudies in denied networks.
I have framed a five-part Hajj taskforce, drove by our longest-serving MP, Collins Dauda, and they’ll leave for the Blessed Land on Monday to take part in the Hajj gathering. One of the errands I have given them is to make plans to bring Hajj admissions as low as conceivable so particularly that whatever number Muslims as could be allowed can play out the journey.
We additionally vowed to prepare and enlist more Arabic instructors for our Islamic schools. Furthermore, we will lay out the Soyayya Asset, a microcredit plan to help moms, fathers, and families in denied Muslim people group.
In a connected proclamation, President Mahama encouraged allies of the Public Majority rule Congress (NDC) to cease from going after state foundations, underscoring the requirement for public solidarity and regard for vote based structures.