Today, Friday, January 7, 2022, is being marked across the country as ‘Constitution Day’.
The Ministry of Interior has declared Constitution Day a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country, a day set aside to mark the promulgation of the 1992 Constitution and the birth of the Fourth Republic.
The 1992 Constitution came into force on January 7, 1993, after it had been approved in a referendum on April 28, 1992.
It defines the fundamental political principles establishing the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of the government, the structure of the Judiciary, and the Legislature.
The day was first marked in 2019 after parliament amended the Public Holidays Act to January 7, August 4, and September 21 as statutory public holidays.
It also made July 1, formerly a Republic Day Holiday, a commemorative day just as May 25, which was AU Day Holiday.
The 1992 Constitution came into force on January 7, 1993, after it had been approved in a referendum on April 28, 1992.
The 30th anniversary of the 1992 Constitution is significant having survived as the longest constitution in Ghana’s political history.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom/Kofi Atakora
