Ghana Drunkards Association has announced Friday, June 11 as a National Drinking Day.

Addressing the press, Thursday, the Association's President, Moses Onyah stated that the development is aimed at relieving its members and non-members of life’s complexities.

According to him, observing National Drinking Day will control the high number of mental cases in the country.

“Ladies and Gentlemen as part measures to ease tension, frustration depression, stress amongst others. We the drunkards Association of Ghana will like Friday, June 11, to be recognized as a National Drinking Day.

‘In order to release our members from hardship, frustration and depression. We believe that measures taken by the association to ignite members to drink responsibly in order to release all these stress and hardships in the system, will also help reduce mental problems in the country.

Mr Onyah, who is also known in showbiz as Dry Bone, called on all members to drink responsibly to achieve the Association's purpose.

“Even if you are not a drunkard please do as much as possible to take one shot and be careful, drink responsibly. It doesn’t matter the kind of drink, whether it’s coke, beer or any of the bitters,” he added.