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Founders' Day was instituted by President Akufo-Addo, an executive instrument to commemorate contributions to Ghana's liberation from imperialism and colonialism.
President Akufo-Addo declared Monday, August 5 a holiday.
A statement signed on Wednesday by Interior Minister Ambrose Dery said that, given the daylight falling on a Sunday, the president, by an executive instrument (EI), declared Monday, August 5, "a holiday in as such "across the country."
Founders' Day was instituted by the President by executive instrument to commemorate the contributions to Ghana's liberation from imperialism and colonialism.
It replaced September 21, the anniversary of Ghana's founding president, Kwame Nkrumah, who was once considered the commemorative day of Ghana's liberation and independence fighters.
However, September 21st will be considered "Kwame Nkrumah Remembrance Day".
August 4th
That day, in 1897, the Aboriginal Rights Protection Society (ARPS) was established in Cape Coast.
The Society has done an excellent job in mobilizing leaders and people to spread the greedy hands of British imperialism and ensure that control of Ghanaian lands remains in the hands of Ghanaians.
It was the first monumental step towards the creation of modern Ghana, allowing us to avoid the quagmire of land inheritance that our brothers and sisters of sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Africa continue to suffer, as a result of the seizure of their lands by white minorities.
We should pay tribute to them, as indicated by those who contributed to the founding of our country, said a presidential statement on 18 September 2018.
Eugene Arhin, director of communications, said in a statement: "The most appropriate way to honor them is to commemorate the day when the two most significant events in our colonial political history that led independence – August 4th. "
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