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President nominates personalities for
National Awards
Accra, June 21, Ghanadot/GNA
– President John Agyekum Kufuor has nominated a total
of 241 persons for this year’s National Awards Day, to be
held on July 3, 2008 at the Accra International Conference
Centre.
The Awards are in the following categories: Grand Order of
the Star and Eagles of Ghana (for Presidents of the Republic
of Ghana), Order of the Star-Companion, Order of the
Star-Member, and order of the Volta-Companion.
The rest are Order of the Volta-Officer, Order of the
Volta-Member and Grand Medal.
A release signed by the Press Secretary to the President and
Presidential Spokesman, Mr Andrews Awuni, and issued on
Friday June 20, stated that the following, have been
nominated for the Order of the Star-Companion Award, Alhaji
Aliu Mahama, Vice President, Republic of Ghana, Public
Service/National Governance, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills,
Former Vice President, Republic of Ghana, Public
Service/National and Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene,
Chairman, Committee of Eminent Persons for Resolution of the
Dagbon Chieftaincy issues, Traditional Authority/Public
Service.
The rest are, Nayiri NaaBohugu Mahami Shirigu, Paramount
Chief of Mamprugu, Member, Committee of Eminent Persons for
Resolution of the Dagbon Chieftaincy issues, Traditional
Authority/Public Service, Yagbonwura Bawa Doshie, Paramount
Chief member, Committee of Eminent Persons for Resolution of
the Dagbon Chieftaincy issues, Traditional Authority/Public
Service and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, Former Minister,
National Politics, Advocacy for Human rights and Rule of
Law.
Those nominated for the award of Order of the Star-Member
are, Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, Lawyer/Politician/Former Speaker
of Parliament, Public Service/Development of the
Legislature, Mr Kwadwo O. Mpiani, Chief of Staff and
Government Minister, Public Service, Mr. Odoi Sykes,
Lawyer/Politician, Development of Multi Party Democracy, Mr.
Haruna Esseku, Lawyer/Politician, Development of Multi Party
Democracy and Dr Charles Mensah, CEO, VALCO, Public Service.
Order of the Volta- Companion: Mr. Claire Short, former
Secretary of State for Institutional Development –
Development partnership, Baroness Valerie Ann Amos, former
Secretary of State for International Development, former
Leader of the House of Lords, U.K., Mr. Chris Kirubi,
Ghana’s Consul-General to Kenya, Development Partnership,
Ms. Margaret Mwanakatwe, Zambian National, M.D. Barclays
Bank, Mrs. Cecilia V.L. Bannerman, Council of State, Public
Service, Alhaji Malik Yakubu (MP) Second Deputy Speaker of
Parliament, Public Service, Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor, MP,
Government Minister, Mr. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, MP, Government
Minister, Maj. Courage Quashigah (rtd), Government Minister,
Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah (MP) Government Minister, Mr. Kwadwo
Adjei-Darko (MP), Government Minister, Mr. F.K.
Owusu-Adjapong (MP) Government Minister, Mrs. Gladys Asmah
(MP) Government Minister, Sheik I.C. Quaye, MP, Government
Minister, Mr. S.,K. Boafo, MP, Government Minister, Dr.
Richard W. Anane MP, Government Minister, Mr. Ernest A.
Denbrah MP, Government Minister, Mr. E.A. Owusu Ansah MP,
Government Minister, Mr. Yaw Barimah MP, Government
Minister, Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Government Minister,
Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, Government Minister, Mrs.
Oboshie Sai-Cofie, Government Minister.
Others are Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom MP, former Government
Minister, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, former Minister, Mr. Jake
Obetsebi-Lamptey, former Government Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo
Maafo, MP, former Government Minister, Mr. Hackman
Owusu-Agyemang, MP, former Government Minister, Mr. Dan K.
Botwe, former Government Minister, Dr. K.K. Apraku, MP,
former Government Minister, Mr. Kwamena Bartels, MP, former
Government Minister, Mr. Alban Bagbin, MP, Minority Leader,
House of Parliament, Mr. Edward Doe Adjaho, MP, Deputy
Minority Leader, House of Parliament, Mr. Enoch Teye Mensah,
MP, Minority Chief Whip, House of Parliament, Ambassador D.K.
Osei, Secretary to the President, Mr. Frank O. Mpare,
Secretary to Cabinet, Mr. Patrick K. Acheampong, Inspector
General of Police, Security Service, Mr. Stephen
Sekyere-Abankwa, Board Chairman, GNPC, Public Service, Mr.
Moses Oduro Boateng, Managing Director GNPC, Public Service,
Mr. Thomas Manu, Operations Manager GNPC, Public Service,
Ambassador Edusei Bawuah, Diplomat, Public/Private
Partnership, Mr. George Y. Owusu, Country Manager, Cosmos
Engineering, Public Service, Dr. Kwame Appiah Poku, Retired
Medical Officer/Business Executive, Private Sector
Development, Nana Gabby Nketiah, Office of the President,
Public Service, Mr. Thomas Amematekpor, Office of the
President, Mr. Nikai Amarterfio, Board Member, Bank of
Ghana, Mr. Akenteng Appiah-Menka, Board Member VRA/Industrialist,
Public/Private Partnership, Mr. Kojo Tsikata, former
National Security Co-ordinator, Public/Security Services,
Mr. Harry Sawyerr, former Government Minister, Mrs. Emma
Mitchell, former Member, Council of State, Odeneho Gyapong
Ababio, Omanhene of Sefwi Bekwai, President of the National
House of Chiefs, Traditional Authority/Public Service, Mr.
Roland Alhassan, Lawyer/Politician, Public Service, Dr.
Dsane Selby, Medical Practitioner/Politician,
Healthcare/Public Service, Col. George Minyila, Retired
Military Officer, Security/Public Service.
They are Maj. Gen. Samuel Anum-Odotei, Chief of Army Staff,
Security Service, Air Vice Mar. Julius Okyere Boateng, Chief
of Air Staff, Security Services, Real Admiral Arthur Riby
Sampa Nuno, Chief of Navy Staff, Security Services, Mrs.
Mercy Bampo Addo, deputy Government Minister, Office of the
President, Public Service, Mrs. Sophia Horner-Sam, Deputy
Government Minister, Andrews Awinbono Awuni, Press Secretary
to the President, Mr. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, former Press
Secretary to the President, Mr. Joe Issachar, Head of
the Civil Service, Prof Kwesi Kwafo Adarkwa, Vice
Chancellor, KNUST, Higher Education, Prof Kwadwo
Asenso-Okyere, former Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana,
High Education, Prof Eugene Hammond Amonoo-Neizer, former
Vice Chancellor, KNUST, Public Service/High Education, Dr.
Raphael Sylvannus Amegashie, Founding Dir., School of
Administration, University of Ghana (Chartered Accountant),
Higher Education and Accountancy profession, Dr. E. Gyimah
Boadi, Executive Director, Centre for Democracy and
Development, Civil Society, Dr. Grace Bediako, Chief
Statistician, Public Service, Mr. Francis Ludovick Bartels,
Former Headmaster, Mfantsipim School, Education, Dr. Bernard
Ribeiro, Former President, Royal College of Surgeons, UK,
Healthcare, Dr. Felix Konotey Ahulu, former Consultant,
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Medicine/Research into Sickle
Cells, Dr. Lawrence Siriboe, Cardio-Surgeon, Medicine, Dr.
Blukoo Allotey, Retired Medical Officer, Healthcare, Mr.
Seth Arnold Xaxabau Tsegah, Attorney at law, Nortary Public,
Mr. Kwesi Zwennes, Lawyer, Contribution to Legal Practice,
Mr. J.K. Agyeman, Lawyer, Mr. Kwame Tetteh, Lawyer, Mr. Eric
Djamson, Lawyer/Diplomat, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Dan, Electoral
Commissioner, Public Service, Justice Kingsley Nyina, Former
Electoral Commission, Mr. Emile Short, Commission, CHRAJ,
Human rights Administration, Mrs. Alberta Ollenu, Help Age
Ghana, Contribution to Philanthropy, Dr. E. Oti-Boateng, (Omanhene,
New Juaben Trad.Area|), Former government Statistician,
Traditional Authority/Public Service, Nana Krobea Asante,
Asokorehene, Lawyer/Ciontultant, Traditional
Authority/public Service.
The rest are Togbe Afede XIV (Traditional Ruler Asogli Trad.
Area, Ho), Director, Sunon-Agogli Power (Gh) Ltd,
Traditional Authority/Public Service/Energy, Ambassador Alex
N. Abankwa, Retired Diplomat, Public Service, Mr. K.B.
Asante, Retired Diplomat, Prof. S.K. B. Asante, Member,
Ghana APRM, Most Rev Bishop P. Bemile, Member, Ghana APRM,
Mr. Nutifafa Kuenyehia, Member, Ghana APRM, Ms. Gloria Ofori
Boadu, Member, Ghana APRM, Dr. Francis Appiah, Executive
Secretary, Ghana APRM, Nana Ntim Abankwa, Former Director,
Research Department , Nana B,K, Yeboah, Former Director,
Research Department, Mr. A.K. Afful, Former Director,
Research Department, Mr. Ivor Agyeman Duah,
Minister/Consul/Information, Ghana High Commission, Private
Sector Development, Ms. Aurore Lokko, Chair Audit Service
Board and Past President, Ghana Chattered Acc. Inst., Mr.
Isaac Osei, CEO, COCOBOD, Mr. Kwame Sarpong, former CEO,
COCOBOD, Mr. Edward Boateng, Chairman, Millennium
Development Authority, Public/Private Partnership, Mr.
Martin Eson-Benjamin, CEO, Millennium Development Authority,
Mr. William Ampem Darko, Director-General GBC, Prof. James
Basic Ato Ghartey, President, Inst. Of Chartered Acc., Prof.
Yaw Sarpong Boafo, Cape Coast University, Higher Education,
Prof Kofi Agyekum, Dept. of Linguistics, University of
Ghana, Prof Takyiwa Manu, University of Ghana – Legon, Prof
Irene Odoteye, University of Ghana – Legon, Prof. Victoria
Appiah, former Deputy Director –General Atomic Energy
Commission, Science, Prof John Humphrey Amuasi, Ghana Atomic
Energy Commission, Atomic Energy – Science, Prof Rudolf
Darko, Surgeon-Korle Bu, Medicine, Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frimpong,
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital – Kumasi, - Sickle Cell, Mr.
Andy Asamoah, CEO, CAN Mall, Private Sector Development, Mr.
Owusu-Achiaw, CEO, Accra, Mall, Mr. Acheampong Kyei, M.D.,
GLICO, Mr. Tony Oteng-Gyasi, President, AGI, Mr. Prince Kofi
Amoabeng, CEO, Unique Trust Financial Service, Mr. Joseph
Adom, Contractor, Acherensua-Brong Ahafo, Philanthropist,
Nana Osei-Bonsu (Chief of Yefri),
Traditional Ruler and Contrator, Philanthrophist, Dr. Golbin
Nankani, Economist, Former World Bank consultant,
Development Partnership, Rev. Dr. Yaw Frimpong-Manso,
Moderator, Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Religion, Most Rev
Robert G. Allotey Okine, Retired Anglican Arch-Bishop and
Primate of West Africa, Religion, Dr. Seth Abang Laryea,
President , Valley View University, Private Higher
Education, Joseph Siaw Agyapong, Founder, Zoomlion,
Management of the environment, Mr. Kirk Koffi, Head of
Engineering Department, VRA Head Office Public Service.
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