Ghana National Honours: See list of 2024 award winners

Some Ghanaians who have excelled in their various fields of national endeavour over the years are receiving national honours today.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is presenting the awards to them for their meritorious services, hard work, sacrifices and contribution to national development.

Among the award winners are Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who is receiving the Order of the Star of Ghana – Officer Awardee.

The Vice President heads a list of government appointees and Members of Parliament who have been recognised at the 2024 National Honours and Awards and Presidential Honours for Distinguished Service in Accra.

The Vice President is the only recipient in the Order of the Star of Ghana – Officer Awardee while his running mate in the just-ended elections and Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh receives an award for public service in the Order of the Volta – Officer Awardee, a category dominated by MPs and appointees of the government.

The category also has winners 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.

Kwaw Ansah, Daddy Lumba, Gyedu Blay Ambolley and Juliet Asante are also in there for Creative Arts.

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
• 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

About the National Honours and Awards 2024

The National Honours and Awards is a national awards ceremony that honours citizens who have rendered distinguished services to Ghana in various fields and careers.

The Award was instituted in 1960 to honour distinguished and deserving Ghanaians in various disciplines of national development and endeavour, celebrating creativity, innovation, excellence and hard work.

The maiden ceremony of the National Honours and Awards was held when Ghana became a Republic under the leadership of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Since then, the initiative to honour deserving Ghanaians and foreign nationals has become part of the nation.

A new category, The Presidential Honours and Awards for Distinguished Service was instituted by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2023 to recognise and celebrate the extraordinary contribution of individuals and institutions for their resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Akufo-Addo noted with pride how citizens, institutions, and global development partners rallied together to protect human life and mobilised resources for the common good.

To be honoured this year are individuals, institutions and partners, who have distinguished themselves while serving mother Ghana with the following Award categories;

• Presidential Honours for Distinguished Service Grand Medal Order of the Volta,
• Member Order of the Volta,
• Companion Order of the Star of Ghana,
• Member Order of the Star of Ghana, Officer.

About THE ORDER OF THE VOLTA award

Description: The Insignia consists of a medal which is a seven-pointed star 45 mm in diameter Suspended on a ring and worn with a libbon collar, together with a sash, a pendent, and a rosette. A miniature is also provided Ribbon 32 mm wide, blue background 45 mith black stripe in the center, and 4 mm red at ends Sash: As above but 102 mm wide with 15 mm black sumpe and 11 mm red ends. The Companion is worn over the right shoulder and the Officer and Member over the left

Classes: The Order comprises three classes

COMPANION: In 18-carat gold. Obverse: In yellow gold the center in white gold a symbolic allusion to the Volta Hydro Scheme damming and control of the river and the power issuant from it:
Reverse: A composite device showing the symbols of freedom and justice with the inscription ‘Companion of the Order of the Volta’ in relief.

OFFICER: in silver Obverse As above but in silver with gold centre Reverse As above but with the inscription Officer of the Order of the Volta.

MEMBER: In silver. Obverse As above but in silver with the gill background to the centre.

Reverse: As above but with the inscription Member of the Order of the Volta

Persons eligible: is awarded for distinguished server the field,

1. Civil Service, Military and Police Service Prisons Service, Judicial Service, and Local Government

2. Service with Statutory bodies

3. Service in Education and Public Health

4 Service in Education and Public Health

5 Service with Voluntary Organizations

6 Sports Music, Arts and crafts, and other Cultural pursuits

7. Scientific and other research

8. Commerce, agriculture, and industry

9 Any other public service not specified

Conditions for the award. This order is in two Divisions, Military, and Civil. The Military Division Can thus be conferred upon members of the fighting service for services that do not qualify them for some other decoration awarded for service in the field is before the enemy.

Posthumous award. No

Immediate award. No.

Post-nominal initials: CV, OV, MV. for each class respectively.