By Edzorna Francis Mensah
Hundreds of Ghanaians trooped to beaches in the National Capital, Accra, to party with families, friends, and other relatives in a way to observe this year’s Constitutional Day.
January 7 is set aside by the state for all citizens to observe the significant role the fourth Republican Constitution has and will continue to play in Ghana’s democratic journey.
This year, the day fell on Sunday, but the Ministry of Interior directed the public to observe the day on Monday, January 8, adding to the long public holidays from Christmas and the new year.
Interestingly, holidays in Ghana are mostly celebrated at beaches in the capital, coupled with street jams from loudspeakers at night across the country, especially in the regional capitals, where nightclubs, pubs, and drinking sports are used as avenues for jubilation.
This holiday serves as a recognition of the 4th republican constitutional dispensation of Ghana, which started on January 7, 1993.
This holiday is also to recognize the country’s effort to maintain and sustain the 4th Republic over the years.
