The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, July 3, 2026, will be observed nationwide as Republic Day and treated as a statutory public holiday.
According to the Ministry, although Republic Day falls on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, John Dramani Mahama has, by Executive Instrument (E.I.), declared Friday, July 3, 2026, as the official day for its observance.
The declaration was made in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, 2001 (Act 601), as amended.
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 of the change and observe the day accordingly.
“The general public is hereby informed that Friday, July 3, 2026, marks Republic Day, which is a statutory public holiday,” the statement said.
The Ministry explained that the adjustment became necessary because July 1 falls on a Wednesday this year.
“However, in view of the fact that July 1, 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, July 3, 2026, as a public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country,” the statement added.
Republic Day commemorates Ghana’s transition to a republic on July 1, 1960, when the country attained full republican status under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah.
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