“If Insha-Allah we are voted into office, we will add an additional holiday to the Eid-ul-Fitr” – Mahama

John Mahama, the former president of Ghana, promised to give Muslims in the nation an extra Eid holiday.

Speaking on Friday at the 63rd Annual National Conference of the Ghana Muslim Mission in Kumasi, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate said that this will be made possible by his next government.

He said that Muslims can’t fully enjoy their holidays because it’s uncertain when the moon will appear.

In order to prevent productivity losses, the former President further promised that the Public Holidays Act would be modified to include the additional Muslim holiday.

“It is our intention to resolve the situation where some of our Muslim brothers and sisters do not enjoy the public holiday at the end of Ramadan fast due to the 29 or 30-day rule based on sighting the moon. Therefore, we will add a holiday to the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr.

“If Insha-Allah we are voted into office, we will add an additional holiday to the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration. And we are going to do this by reconfiguring the Public Holiday Act so that Ghana maintains the same number of public holidays per year so that we do not affect productivity,” Mr Mahama said.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com