Public Holiday on September 21

             


The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park has commended the Ghanaian government for reinstating Founder's Day to September 21, honoring the legacy of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's founding leader. This decision reverses a 2019 change that shifted the holiday to August 4.

           *Key Points:* *Founder's Day Restoration*: The government restored September 21 as Founder's Day through the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025. *Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park's Reaction*: The park's management hailed the move as a "victory for truth and historical justice," affirming Nkrumah's unmatched role in Ghana's liberation from colonial rule.

                 *Call to Action*: The park urged lawmakers to solidify Founder's Day in law, safeguarding it against potential future changes.*Additional Changes*: The amendment also reinstates July 1 as Republic Day and introduces "Shaqq Day" as a new public holiday, observed the day after Eid-ul-Fitr The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park has invited the public to visit its Accra site to learn more about Nkrumah's life and legacy ¹.

My news story is from Joy News.


  Emmanuella Afari-Sackey

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