Government Declares Sept. 21 National Holiday

The government has declared Wednesday, September 21, a statutory national holiday to mark the Founder’s Day celebration and should be observed as such throughout the country.

A statement issued by Mr Prosper D. K. Bani, the Minister for the Interior, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said  the holiday was in commemoration with the birthday of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first President.