GES shuts schools after ‘6th March’ Independence Day Anniversary

The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) following the celebration of the country’s 67th Independence Day Anniversary on March 6, 2024, has declared Thursday, March 7, 2024, as a public holiday for all schools in the country.

In a statement shared with Thisterm.com, the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicated the Thursday, March 7, 2024 holiday is to enable prospective students who participated in the Independence Day parade to have some rest.

“It is announced for the information of all schools and the general public that Thursday, 7th March has been declared as a holiday for all school children in Ghana.

This is to enable them to have some rest after preparing vigorously for the Independence Day Anniversary Parade.
School resumes fully on Friday 8th March 2024. All parents and guardians are therefore to take note,” the GES stated.

The 67th Independence Day was marked with a grand celebration at Koforidua in the Eastern Region Themed “Our Democracy Our Pride,” The celebration took place at the newly commissioned 5,000-seater Koforidua Youth Resource Center. 

The event, attended by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin and various diplomats

The Eastern Region is now the third region to host the national anniversary following the Central Region in 2022 and the Volta Region in 2023.

Ghana gained her independence after 83 years of British colonial rule – becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence from Britain.

The country’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana as “free forever” from colonial rule, marking a historic turning point in the governance of the country.

Since that day, every March 6 is celebrated across the country and among Ghanaians abroad with various activities, some of which are observed throughout the month of March.