Gov’t Declares Friday, July 3, as Republic Day Holiday
President Mahama shifts the observance of Republic Day from July 1 to July 3 through an Executive Instrument
- Government declares Friday, July 3, a Republic Day holiday
- Holiday shifted from Wednesday, July 1, by Executive Instrument
- Public urged to observe the holiday nationwide
The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, July 3, 2026, will be observed nationwide as Republic Day, a statutory public holiday.
Although Republic Day falls on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, President John Dramani Mahama has, by Executive Instrument (E.I.) and in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, 2001 (Act 601), as amended, declared Friday, July 3, 2026, as the official day for its observance.
In a statement dated June 24, 2026, and signed by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Ministry urged the public to take note and observe the holiday accordingly.
“The general public is hereby informed that Friday, 3rd July 2026, marks Republic Day, which is a statutory public holiday.
“However, in view of the fact that 1st July 2026 falls on a Wednesday, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, has, by Executive Instrument (E.I.), in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act (Act 601), as amended, declared Friday, 3rd July 2026, as a public holiday and it should be observed as such throughout the country,” the statement said.
The declaration effectively shifts the national observance of Republic Day from Wednesday, July 1, to Friday, July 3, allowing citizens across the country to commemorate the occasion.
