It will be reviewed that the past administration under previous President Nana Akufo-Addo nullified this holiday with the entry of the passage of the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 986), supplanting it with fourth August to observe Ghana’s founders.
We will have the opportunity as a nation soon to pray and give thanks to the Almighty God, as enjoined by the Holy Book, which says that in all things, give thanks. We will thank God for His beautiful blessings on our nation, Ghana, and I’ll soon announce a planning committee made up of religious leaders to organise the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving.
I propose that this National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving should be held on the 1st of July, which is also our Republic Day and marks Senior Citizens Day.
We will soon present to Parliament amendments to the Public Holidays Act in order to restore 1st July as a holiday. In the amendment of the Public Holidays Act, we shall also make provision to fulfil our promise to the Muslim community of an extra holiday to mark the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.