2020 Farmer's day will not be a holiday - Interior Minister announces
- The 2020 Farmers Day celebration would not be a holiday as has always been the case
- Ambrose Dery said this year's farmers day will be celebrated on November 6, 2020 instead of the first Friday of December
- Even though the day would be observed, it would not be a holiday
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Information reaching YEN.com.gh indicates that the 2020 Farmers Day celebration would not be a holiday as has always been the case.
In a release signed by the interior minister, Ambrose Dery, this year's farmers day will be celebrated on November 6, 2020 instead of the first Friday of December.
The release noted that even though the day would be observed, it would not be a holiday.
Source: UGC
However, on Friday, December 4, 2020 which should have been the public holiday, the day would be marked as a statutory public holiday.
The day would be observed as such throughout the country.
As usual Ghanaians who are used to making plans around public holidays, have reacted.
@Vincent Shabil asked for further education on the holiday.
Can someone pls educate me on the difference between public holiday and statutory holiday
@Seth Watt said it is noted.
Okay. Well noted.
@Augustine Donkor
I thought the this Friday would be onserved as the farmers day and the first friday of December, which is a statutory holiday would be shifted to election day because covid is still around and how we will not be able to observe… See more
Emma Manny says the communigue does not make sense.
This communique does not make sense. The leaders must sit and rethink about it again. Anytime the farmers day has been realigned, the holiday goes with it.
Felix Aggud said it is better to make December 7 a holiday.
So why don't we instead make 7th December a holiday
Precious Mawuli Babanawo suggested December 7 be made a holiday to ensure that everyone votes.
Why not send the 4th to 7th so that it will be a holiday. So we can all go vote.
In other news, the General Overseer of the Royalhouse Chapel International, Rev Sam Korankye Ankrah, has made some comments on the 'dumsor' crisis in the country.
According to him, former president John Dramani Mahama before leaving office, did his best to stop the unwarranted power cut popularly referred to as 'dumsor'.
Rev. Korankye Ankrah called out all those who are of the view that Mahama had done nothing for the country before leaving office.
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