The Ministry for the Interior has clarified that Friday, November 8, is not a public holiday, even though 2024 National Farmers’ Day will be celebrated on that day.
In a statement signed by the Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, it was explained that Friday, December 6, which is the official Farmers’ Day holiday, would remain a statutory public holiday and be observed as such nationwide.
”However, Friday, 6 December 2024, which marks Farmers’ Day, remains a Statutory Public Holiday and will be observed as such throughout the country,” the statement said.
In Ghana, the first Friday of December is usually celebrated as Farmers Day and a statutory public holiday as well.
However, in election years when the first Friday falls closer to the December 7 date, for the presidential and parliamentary elections every four years, Farmers Day is celebrated earlier in November, but the statutory holiday stays at the first Friday of December.
Which is why this year, the Interior Ministry’s statement is clarifying that Friday, November 6, will be used to celebrate the 2024 Farmers Day; however, the public holiday will be observed on December 6, 2024.