In a large ceremony on Monday, December 30 at the Accra International Conference Centre, President Akufo-Addo awarded national honors to people who have achieved success in a variety of fields, acknowledging their contributions to the advancement of the country via diligence, sacrifice, and hard work.
Dignitaries such as the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, Ministers of State, and other prominent citizens and government officials attended the ceremony.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was one of the honorees; he was given the highest honor in the nation, the “Order of the Star of Ghana – Officer Awardee.”
Members of Parliament and government appointees who were honored for their outstanding service were also added to the list of award recipients.
The “Order of the Volta-Officer Awardee” for Public Service was given to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP for Manhyia South, who was the running mate of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP in the just ended elections.
The ‘Order of the Volta – Officer’ category recognised several MPs and government appointees, including Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Kweku Ofori Asiamah, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, Mavis Hawa Koomson, Ambrose Dery, Dominic Nitiwul, and Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto.
Renowned individuals in the Creative Arts field, including Kwaw Ansah, Daddy Lumba, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, and Juliet Asante, were also honored for their outstanding contributions to Ghanaian culture.
The event emphasized how crucial these people have been in influencing the growth of the country and promoting advancement in a variety of fields.
The list of all National Honors Award winners is provided below.
Order of the Star of Ghana – Officer Awardee
• Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of Ghana – Public Service
Order of the Star of Ghana – Member Awardees
• Prof Ato Essuman – Education / Public Service
• Nana Susubiribi Krobea Asante – Traditional Leadership / Public Service
• Marcus Garvey – (Posthumous) Pan Africanism
• Justice Anin Yeboah – Judiciary/Public Service
• Sam Okudzeto – Law/Public Service
• Akosua Frema Osei-Opare – Public Service
• Dr Ernest Addison – Financial /Public Service
Order of the Volta – Companion Awardees:
• Ambassador Mercy Yvonne Debrah-Karikari – Public Service / Cabinet
• Ibrahim Magassa – Public Service / Finance
• Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu – Public Service
Order of the Volta – Member Awardees
• Nana Kwasi Agyekum Dwamena – Public Service
• Prof Paul Kwame Nyame – Health/Public Service
• Dr James Orleans-Lindsay – Real Estate/Construction
• Bright Appiah – Civil Society / Child Advocacy
• Eric Ebo Acquah – Real Estate / Landscaping
• Dr Richard Kwadwo Odor – Health / Public Service
• Dr Kofi Nsiah Poku (Pharmacist) – Business/Health
• Dr Stephen Saforo Yirenkyi – Spatial Planning/Public Service
• Dr Patrick Bamph Owiredu – Health/Public Service
• Kwaw Paintsil Ansah – Creative Arts
• Erastus Asare Donkor – Media/Journalism
• Margaret Anane-Agyei – Education/Counselor
• Mercy Naa Aforwa Needjan – Market Development
• Salma Salifu – Creative Arts / Fashion
• Herbert A. Mensah – Sports Development
• Yaw Debra Ofori – Education/ Advocacy
• Kwesi A. Busia – Transport/Innovation
• Dr Janet Ampadu Fofie – Public Service
• Godfred Yeboah Dame – Public Service
• Dr Mohammed Amin Adam – Public Service
• Bryan Acheampong – Public Service
• John Peter Amewu and Joe Osei Owusu – Public Service
• Francis Asenso Boakye – Public Service
• Samuel Abu Jinapor – Public Service
• Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum – Public Service
• Brig Gen Emmanuel Okyere – Public Service
• Edward Asomani – Public Service
• DCOP (Rtd) David Senanu Eklu – Public Service
• Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil – Health
• Prof Henry Nii Adziri Wellington – Architecture / Education/ Public Service
• Prof E.H.K. Akaho – Science/Technology
• Rev Prof Gilbert Ansre – Religion /Publishing
• Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto – Public Service
Dominic Nitiwul – Public Service
• Ambrose Dery – Public Service
• Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh – Public Service
• Ignatius Baffour Awuah – Public Service
• Kwaku Ofori Asiamah – Public Service
• Ursula Owusu-Ekuful – Public Service
• Kwasi Amoako-Atta – Public Service
• Dr Kwaku Afriyie – Public Service, Mavis Hawa Koomson
Order of the Volta – Officer Awardees:
• DCOP (RTD.) David Senanu Eklu – Public Service
• Prof Dr Ing Henry Nii Adziri Wellington – Architecture/ Education/ Public Service
• Rev Prof Gilbert Ansre – Religion/ Publishing
• Dominic Bingab Aduna Nitiwul – Public Service
• Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil – Health
• Prof E.H.K. Akaho – Science/ Technology
• Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto – Public Service
• Ambrose Dery – Public Service
Grand Medal Awardees:
• Mariama Mahama – Education
• Hajia Katumi Natogmah Attah – Education
• Philippa Larsen – Education
• Albert K. Frimpong – Sports
• Ayishetu Adam – Sports
• Dr Paul Kofi Fynn – Media / Media Education
• Dr Fareeda Adusei Wilson – Health / Public Service
• Dr Nick Danso Abiam Adjei – Business /Entrepreneurship
• Mrs Mawunyo Kuma Yakor-Dajbah – Advocacy
• Dr Jemima Araba Dennis-Antwi – Health
• Davies Narh Korboe – Public Service
• Dr Evans Agbeme Dzikum – Public Service
• DCFO (Rtd) Ahaji Richard Nuhu Gibril -²1 Security Services
• Gyedu Blay Ambolley – Creative Arts
• Charles Kwadwo Fosu (Daddy Lumba) – Creative Arts
• Alice Ofori-Atta – Public Service
• Dr Edwin Alfred Nii Obodai Provencal – Public Service
• Ekow Hackman – Public Service
• Dr Richard Ampofo Boadu – Public Service
• Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari – Financial/Public Service
• Mrs Elsie Addo Awadzi – Financial/ Public Service
• Capt. Edmund Kojo Koda – Public Service
• Dr Mustapha Hamid – Public Service
• Mrs Irene Naa Torshie Addo-Lartey – Local Government / Public Service
• Emmanuel Adumua Bossman – Public Service
• Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante – Creative Arts
