Full list of individuals awarded at 2024 Ghana National Honours and Awards

ghkasa December 30, 2024

On December 30, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo honoured individuals for their outstanding contributions to Ghana’s development across various sectors at the 2024 National Honours and Awards ceremony in Accra.

At the 2024 National Honours and Awards ceremony held in Accra on December 30, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recognized individuals who have made remarkable contributions to Ghana’s development in diverse fields. This prestigious event celebrated their exceptional achievements and dedication to the progress of the nation.

The comprehensive list of awardees at the 2024 Ghana National Honours and Awards showcases the outstanding individuals who have positively impacted Ghana in areas such as education, healthcare, business, arts and culture, and public service.

This document highlights the esteemed recipients of these well-deserved accolades, underscoring their significant roles in shaping Ghana’s growth and prosperity.

Below is a full list of persons who were awarded at the 2024 Ghana National Awards ceremony.

Presidential Honours for Distinguished Service Organisation

Ghana Armed Forces
Ghana Prisons Service
United Nations Development Programme
Ghana Police Service
China-Africa Development Fund
International Organisation for Migration

Order the Star of Ghana – Officer Awardee

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

Order of the Star of Ghana – Member Awardees

Professor Ato Essuman (Education/Public Service)
Nana Susubribi Krobea Asante-Traditional Leadership/Public Service
Marcus Garvey (Post Humus Pan-Africanism
Justice Anin Yeboah (Judiciary- Public Service)
Lawyer Sam Okudzeto (Law/ Public Service)
Hon. Akosua Frema-Opare (Public Service)
Dr Ernest Kwamina Addison (Financial/Public Service)

Order of the Volta – Champion of Awardees

Amb. Mercy Yvonne Debrah-Karikari (Public Service/ Cabinet)
Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu (Public Service)
Ibrahim Magassa (Public Service/Finance)

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 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)
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (Public Service)
Kwaku Ofori Asiamah (Public Service)
Kwasi Amoako-Atta (Public Service)
Mavis Hawa Koomson (Public Service)
Ignatius Baffour Awuah (Public Service)
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (Public Service)
Dr Kwaku Afriyie (Public Service)

Order of the Volta – Member Awardees

Nana Kwasi Agyeman-Dwamena (Public Service)
Dr James Orleans-Lindsay (Real Estate/ Construction)
Eric Ebo Acquah (Real Estate/Landscaping)
Pharm. Dr. Kofi Nsiah Poku (Business/Health)
Dr Partrick Bampoh Owiredu (Health/ Public Service)
Prof Paul Kwame Nyame (Health/ Public Service)
Bright Appiah (Civil Service/ Child Advocacy)
Dr Richard Kwadwo Odor (Health/ Public Service)
Erastus Asare Donkor (Media/ Journalism)
Mercy Naa Aforwa Needjan (Market Development)
Herbert A. Mensah (Sports Development)
Kwesi A. Busia (Transportation/Innovation)
Godfred Yeboah Dame (Public Service)
Dr Bryan Acheampong (Public Service)
Joe Osei Wusu (Public Service)
Samuel Abu Jinapor (Public Service)
Brig. Gen Emmanuel Okyere (Public Service)
Mrs Magaret Anane-Agyei (Education/Counselor)
Salma Salifu (Creative/ Fashion)
Yaw Debra Ofori (Education/Advocacy)
Dr Janet Ampadu Fofie (Public Service)
Dr Mohammed Amin Adam (Public Service)
John Peter Amewu (Public Service)
Francis Asenso Boakye (Public Service)
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum (Public Service)
Edward Asomani (Public Service)

Grand Medal Awardees

Marima Mahama (Education)
Philippa Larsen (Education)
Ayishetu Adam (Sports)
Dr (Med) Fareeda Adusei Wilson (Health/Public Service)
Mawunyo Kuma Yakor-Dajbah (Advocacy)
Davies Narh Korboe (Public Service)
Hajia Katumi Natogmah Attah (Education)
Albert K. Frimpong (Sports)
Dr Paul Kofi Fynn (Media/ Media Education)
Dr Nick Danso Abiam Adjei (Business/ Entrepreneurship)
Dr Jemina Araba Dennis-Antwi (Health)
Dr Evans Agbeme Dzikum (Public Service)
DCFO Alhaji Richard Nuhu Gibril (Rtd) (Security Service)
Charles Kwadwo Fosu (Daddy Lumba (Creative Arts)
Dr Edwin Alfred Nii Obodai Provencal (Public Service)
Dr Richard Ampofo (Public Service)
Elsie Addo Awadzi (Financial/ Public Service)
Dr Mustapha Hamid (Public Service)
Emmanuel Adumua Bossman (Public Service)
Gyedu Blay Ambolley (Creative Arts)
Alice Ofori-Atta (Public Service)
Ekow Hackman (Public Service)
Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari Financial/ Public Service)
Capt. Edmund Kojo Koda (Public Service)
Mrs Irene Naa Torshie Addo-Lartey (Local Governance/ Public Service)
Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante (Creative Arts)

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