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.
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
Order of the Star of Ghana – Member Awardees
- Professor Ato Essuman (Education/Public Service)
- Nana Susubribi Krobea Asante
- Marcus Garvey (Post Humus Pan Africanism
- Justice Annin Yeboah (Judiciary- Public Service)
- Sam Okudzeto (Law/ Public Service)
- Akosua Frema-Opare (Public Service)
- Dr Ernest 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 Magssa (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 Tambel (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 (
Order of the Volta – Member Awardees
- Nana Kwasi Agyeman-Dwamena (Public Service)
- Dr James Orleans-Lindsey (Real Estate/ Construction)
- Eric Ebo Acquah (Real Estate/Landscaping)
- Pharm. Dr. Kofi Nsiah Poku (Business/Health)
- Dr Partrick Bampah Owiredu (Health/ Public Service)
- Prof Paul Kwame Nyame (Health/ Public Service)
- Bright Appiah (Civil Service/ Child Advocacy)
- Dr Richard Kwadwo Odor (Health/ Public Service)
Grand Medal Awardees
- Marima Mahama (Education)
- Philippa Larsen (Education)
- Ayishetu Adam (Sports)
- Dr (Med) Fareeda Adisei 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)
- Gyadu 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)
- Irene Naa Torshie Addo-Lartey (Local Governance/ Public Service)
- Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante (Creative Arts)
- Erastus Asare Donkor (Media/ Journalism)
- Mercy Naa Aforwa Needjan (Market Development)
- Herbert A. Mensah (Sports Development)
- Kwasi 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)
- Magaret Anane-Agyei (Education/Counselor)
- Salma Salifu (Creative/ Fashion)
- Yaw Debra Ofori (Education/Advocacy)
- Dr Janet Ampedu 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)
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