New Patriotic Party Flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, together with Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama and NDC Presidential Candidate, John Evans Atta Mills are slated to be presented with national honours by President J A Kufuor on July 3 as part of Ghana's Republic Day celebrations.
The Presidency has also created a new award category, the Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana (for Presidents of the Republic of Ghana), in addition to the existing Order of the Star-Companion, Order of the Star-Member, Order of the Volta-Companion, Order of the Volta-Officer, Order of the Volta-Member and Grand Medal categories.
This puts to rest, the controversy that characterised speculations surrounding the nomination of the opposition flagbearer and the fact that Nana Akufo-Addo had also been pencilled for honours - a fact that was conveniently ignored by those who wanted to make political capital of the former's nomination.
A release signed by the Press Secretary to the President and Presidential Spokesman, Andrews Awuni, and issued on Friday June 20, stated that the following, 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 have been nominated for the Order of the Star-Companion Award.
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 Order of the Star-Member are, Peter Ala Adjetey, Lawyer/Politician/Former Speaker of Parliament, Public Service/Development of the Legislature; Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani, Chief of Staff and Government Minister, Public Service; Odoi Sykes, Lawyer/Politician, Development of Multi Party Democracy; Harona Esseku, Lawyer/Politician, Development of Multi Party Democracy and Dr Charles Mensah, CEO, VALCO, Public Service.
For Order of the Volta- Companion division, the nominees are: Claire Short, former UK 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.; Chris Kirubi, Ghana's Consul-General to Kenya, Development Partnership; Margaret Mwanakatwe, Zambian National, MD Barclays Bank; Cecilia V.L. Bannerman, Council of State, Public Service; Alhaji Malik Yakubu (MP), Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Public Service; Kwame Addo-Kufuor, MP, Government Minister; Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, MP, Government Minister; Maj. Courage Quashigah (rtd), Government Minister; Albert Kan-Dapaah (MP) Government Minister; Kwadwo Adjei-Darko (MP), Government Minister; F.K. Owusu-Adjapong (MP) Government Minister; Gladys Asmah (MP) Government Minister; Sheik I.C. Quaye, MP, Government Minister; S.K. Boafo, MP, Government Minister; Richard W. Anane MP, Government Minister; Ernest A Debrah MP, Government Minister; E.A. Owusu Ansah MP, Government Minister; Yaw Barimah MP, Government Minister; Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Government Minister; Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, Government Minister; Oboshie Sai-Cofie, Government Minister.
Others are Paa Kwesi Nduom MP, former Government Minister; Alan Kyerematen, former Minister; Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, former Government Minister; Yaw Osafo Maafo, MP, former Government Minister; Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, MP, former Government Minister; Dan K. Botwe, former Government Minister; Kofi Konadu Apraku, MP, former Government Minister; Kwamena Bartels, MP, former Government Minister; Alban Bagbin, MP, Minority Leader, House of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, MP, Deputy Minority Leader, House of Parliament, Enoch Teye Mensah, MP, Minority Chief Whip, House of Parliament, Ambassador D.K. Osei, Secretary to the President, Frank O. Mpare, Secretary to Cabinet, Patrick K Acheampong, Inspector General of Police, Security Service, Stephen Sekyere-Abankwa, Board Chairman, GNPC, Public Service, Moses Oduro Boateng, Managing Director GNPC, Public Service, Thomas Manu, Operations Manager GNPC, Public Service, Ambassador Edusei Bawuah, Diplomat, Public/Private Partnership, George Y Owusu, Country Manager, Cosmos Engineering, Public Service, Kwame Appiah Poku, Retired Medical Officer/Business Executive, Private Sector Development, Nana Gabby Nketiah, Office of the President, Public Service, Thomas Amematekpor, Office of the President, Nikai Amarterfio, Board Member, Bank of Ghana, Akenteng Appiah-Menka, Board Member VRA/Industrialist, Public/Private Partnership, Kojo Tsikata, former National Security Co-ordinator, Public/Security Services, Harry Sawyerr, former Government Minister, 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, Roland Alhassan, Lawyer/Politician, Public Service, Dr. Dsane Selby, Medical Practitioner/Politician, Healthcare/Public Service, Col. George Minyila, Retired Military Officer, Security/Public Service.
Order of the Volta -Officer: 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, Mercy Bampo Addo, deputy Government Minister, Office of the President, Public Service, Sophia Horner-Sam, Deputy Government Minister, Andrews Awinbono Awuni, Press Secretary to the President, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, former Press Secretary to the President, Joe Issachar, Head of the Civil Service, Kwesi Kwafo Adarkwa, Vice Chancellor, KNUST, Higher Education, Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, former Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana, High Education, Eugene Hammond Amonoo-Neizer, former Vice Chancellor, KNUST, Public Service/High Education, Raphael Sylvannus Amegashie, Founding Dir., School of Administration, University of Ghana (Chartered Accountant), Higher Education and Accountancy profession, E. Gyimah Boadi, Executive Director, Centre for Democracy and Development, Civil Society, Grace Bediako, Chief Statistician, Public Service, Francis Ludovick Bartels, Former Headmaster, Mfantsipim School, Education, Bernard Ribeiro, Former President, Royal College of Surgeons, UK, Healthcare, Felix Konotey Ahulu, former Consultant, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Medicine/Research into Sickle Cells, Lawrence Siriboe, Cardio-Surgeon, Medicine, Blukoo Allotey, Retired Medical Officer, Healthcare, Seth Arnold Xaxabau Tsegah, Attorney at law, Notary Public, Kwesi Zwennes, Lawyer, Contribution to Legal Practice, J.K. Agyeman, Lawyer, Kwame Tetteh, Lawyer, Eric Djamson, Lawyer/Diplomat, Kwadwo Afari-Dan, Electoral Commissioner, Public Service, Justice Kingsley Nyina, Former Electoral Commission, Emile Short, Commissioner, CHRAJ, Human rights Administration, 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-Asogli Power (Gh) Ltd, Traditional Authority/Public Service/Energy, Ambassador Alex N Abankwa, Retired Diplomat, Public Service, K.B. Asante, Retired Diplomat, S.K. B. Asante, Member, Ghana APRM, Most Rev Bishop P. Bemile, Member, Ghana APRM, Nutifafa Kuenyehia, Member, Ghana APRM, Gloria Ofori Boadu, Member, Ghana APRM, Francis Appiah, Executive Secretary, Ghana APRM, Nana Ntim Abankwa, Former Director, Research Department, Nana B K Yeboah, Former Director, Research Department, A K Afful, Former Director, Research Department, Ivor Agyeman Duah, Minister/Consul/Information, Ghana High Commission, Private Sector Development, Aurore Lokko, Chair Audit Service Board and Past President, Ghana Chattered Acc. Inst., Isaac Osei, CEO, COCOBOD, Kwame Sarpong, former CEO, COCOBOD, Edward Boateng, Chairman, Millennium Development Authority, Public/Private Partnership, Martin Eson-Benjamin, CEO, Millennium Development Authority, William Ampem Darko, Director-General GBC, Prof. James Basic Ato Ghartey, President, Inst. Of Chartered Acc., Prof. Yaw Sarpong Boafo, University of Cape Coast, 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.
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