The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to grant the Muslims in Ghana an additional Eid holiday if elected in 2024.
He expressed concern about some Muslims missing out on the public holiday at the end of Ramadan due to the 29 or 30-day rule for moon sightings.
Mr Mahama, addressing the 63rd Annual National Conference of the Ghana Muslim Mission in Kumasi on Friday, December 29, stated that he would ensure this adjustment doesn't adversely affect productivity.
He emphasised the intention to modify the Public Holidays Act to maintain the same number of public holidays per year in Ghana.
“We aim to address the issue where some of our Muslim community members are unable to enjoy the public holiday at the end of Ramadan due to the 29 or 30-day rule for sighting the moon.”
“To do this, we will introduce an additional holiday to the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr. We will, however, ensure that this does not affect productivity by modifying the Public Holidays Act so that Ghana continues to have the same number of public holidays per year.”
Source: JFM
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Mahama and NDC are too funny
So on that Muslim holiday, only the Muslims will stay at home and all others will go to work? What does Mahama mean by a holiday for Muslims? This man is now just a total embarrassment to himself, his party and Ghanaians at large. You could have saved yourself from this pathetic situation by calling it quits, especially after you were rejected again in 2020. But your greed and selfishness keep you coming back and sinking lower and lower and heading for a more embarrassing defeat in 2024 Sad!
A hallucination man!
Alcoholic, divisive, insensitive, and disrespectful promises from an incompetent Mahama. Such a disappointment of a leader.
Mahama is not thinking……
This is tsupid! Are muslims not Ghanaians? Are there some public holidays which other Ghanaians enjoy but Muslims are denied? Every holiday in Ghana is enjoyed by everybody in Ghana including foreigners so what's this talk of creating a holiday for Muslims? Are you the one to determine how Muslims should observe their religious calendar? Massa,if you have no message for Ghanaians who are already experiencing unprecedented hardships find somewhere to hide your face.