Government through the Interior Ministry has declared Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3, 2022 as public holidays.
In a statement released and signed by the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery dated April 25th, 2022, said President Akufo-Addo declared May 2nd as a holiday since the celebration of this year’s Workers Day on May 1 falls on weekend (Sunday).
“The general public is hereby notified that 1st May, 2022 which marks May Day (Worker’s Day) is a Statutory Public Holiday”
“However, in view of the fact that May 1, 2022 falls on a Sunday, 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) declared Monday, May 2, 2021, as an additional Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country” the statement noted.
As a result of this year’s Ramadan fast observed by Muslims, it added that “Tuesday, 3rd May, 2022 which marks Eid-ul-Fitr, is a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.”
