Today is Constitution Day

Today is Constitution Day, a public holiday set aside to mark the coming into effect of the 1992 Constitution and the birth of the Fourth Republic.
First observed last year, the newly designated holiday is to remind Ghanaians of their commitment to uphold the tenets of the rule of law, constitutionalism and democracy.
More importantly, the day is to remind the citizens of their collective commitment to a regime of uninterrupted constitutional order.
The 1992 Constitution
The 1992 Constitution came into force on January 7, 1993 after it had been approved in a referendum on April 28, 1992.
It defines the fundamental political principles establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties of the government, the structure of the Judiciary and the Legislature.
It also states, in very clear terms, the fundamental rights and duties of a citizen.
January 7 subsequent to an election year is also the day Heads of State are sworn into office in Ghana.
The government, last year, presented a bill before Parliament to amend the Public Holidays Act, 2001 (Act 601) to include January 7 as a statutory public holiday.
It made July 1, formerly marked as Republic Day and public holiday, a commemorative day.