2023 National Honours and Awards: List of All Prominent Winners At Prestigious State Event

• Nana Akufo-Addo honoured some prominent members of the Ghanaian society at the National Honours and Awards on Tuesday, March 14, 2023
• Individuals who supported Ghana's fight against Covid-19 and others who helped the country win the maritime dispute with Ivory Coast received awards, but a total of 42 Ghanaians received the highest honours, the Order of the Volta - Companion
• Four Ghanaians also received special awards for their extraordinary individual achievements

The state honoured hardworking Ghanaians at the prestigious National Honours and Awards during a plush event presided over by President Nana Akufo-Addo on March 14, 2023.

The event held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) saw academics, journalists and prominent members of civil society receiving awards for their selfless service and dedication to the national cause.

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The awards were grouped into three main categories as follows:

• Exemplary work during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Ensuring Ghana won the maritime boundary dispute with Ivory Coast, and
• Extraordinary personal achievements

A total of 42 individuals were honoured with the highest award, the Order of the Volta – Companion.

Also, 19,557 frontline health workers received certificates and plaques for dedicated services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

President Akufo-Addo thanked those who supported Ghana’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic during a brief speech at the event.

“Our relative success in winning the fight against COVID-19 is a testament to the tireless work of our researchers, scientists, advisors, public health managers, frontline healthcare workers, hospital staff, contact tracers, the security services, public and private sector agencies, faith-based organisations, and so many others,” he said.

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Here is a full list of all the prominent individuals honoured with the Order of the Volta (Companion)

The 42 awardees were recognised for the support they gave the state in the fight against the pandemic and Ghana’s victory in the maritime dispute with Ivory Coast at the International Tribunal for the Laws of the Sea (ITLOS).

1. Vivienne Gadzekpo
2. Godfred Dame
3. Joe Ghartey
4. Gloria Akuffo
5. Prof H. Kwasi Prempeh
6. Helen Awo Zewu
7. Jane Aheto
8. Lawrence Apaalse
9. Pearl Akiwumi Siriboe
10. Godwin Dzokoto
11. Sylvia Adusu
12. Prof Dominic Fobi
13. Anthony Akoto Ampaw
14. Dr Anarfi Asamoah-Baah
15. Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare
16. Kwaku Agyeman Manu
17. Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye
18. Dr Franklin Aseidu Bekoe
19. Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano
20. Dr Badu Sarkodie
21. Prof William Ampofo
22. Delese Mimi Darko
23. Dr Da-Costa Aboagye
24. Prof Yaw Adu-Gyamfi
25. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
26. Henry Quartey
27. Bernard Okoe-Boye
28. Emma Lilian Bruce-Lyle
29. Joshua Yaw Kyeremeh
30. Elizabeth Akua Ohene
31. Anthony Oteng-Gyasi
32. Edward Effah
33. Senyo Kwasi Hosi
34. Kwaku Bediako
35. Daniel Nii Kwei Kumah-Sackey
36. John Eric Taylor
37. Omane Frimpong
38. Kwame Ofosu Bamfo
39. Kwabena Adjei
40. Kwasi Twum
41. Julie Essiam
42. Veronica Bekoe (Individual awardee for the designer of the Veronica Bucket)

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Special award for extraordinary achievements

The president explained on his Facebook page that the third category of awardees are those few individuals whose works deserve the plaudits of the nation. They are as follows:

1. Prof. Akwasi Osei (Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority)
2. Margaret Sarpong Darkwah (Ghana’s first female Police Commissioner)
3. Prof. Johnson Kwasi Wiredu (Renowned philosopher)
4. Dr Veronica Agartha Martinson (Crop scientist)

Ghana and 9 others named Africa's most powerful countries

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported in a separate story that Ghana Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and six other African countries emerged in a report that ranked the most powerful African countries.

The report states that the countries were ranked based on their economic and political advancements.

Africa's most populous country Nigeria and some prominent countries on the continent missed out on the report.

Source: YEN.com.gh