President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday conferred national honours and awards on 109 personalities who distinguished themselves in various aspects of national life at the 2011 National Honours and Awards ceremony held at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The awardees, which included two foreigners, public servants, statesmen, footballers, religious leaders and the judiciary, among others were decorated by President Mills for their distinguished and meritorious services to Ghana.
The category of awards included the Companion of the Order of the Volta, Officer of the Oder of the Volta, Member of the Order of the Volta, Grand Medal and Medal for Gallantry Awards.
The National Honours and Awards Ceremony cut across academia, sports, medicine and heroism among others.
Among the forty-six distinguished Ghanaian persons decorated on Friday were Elder statesman Harry Sawyerr, Speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon. Joyce Bamford Addo, Professor Nana Agyewodin Adu Gyamfi Ampem and Sergeant Baiden Ebenezer Morgan.
Some security personnel who lost their lives in the course of duty were also honoured posthumously. These included Group Officer Hannah Yawson of the Ghana National Fire Service, who fell from the fourth floor of the Cedi House in Accra during a simulation exercise.
The Black Stars team that qualified to the quarter final of the World Cup and the Black Satellites team that won the World Under-20 Tournament were also decorated.
Throughout the history of Ghana, National Honours have been awarded to citizens of the country and sometimes foreign nationals in recognition of their devoted services to the country. This give true and practical meaning to the adage that a country that does not honour its heroes is not worth dying for.
In a brief address at the 2011 Investiture Ceremony, President Mills said this year�s awardees are shining examples for others to follow. According to him, a lot went into the selection of individuals deserving of national awards.
�The awardees have contributed in diverse ways to national development and their examples must be emulated by all...A lot of objectivity and transparency have gone into considering them," he said.
He, however, added that a lot more people in the country deserved to be awarded, and gave the assurance that �their time will come�.
Full list of the Awardees
Medal for Gallantry
Divisional Officer Grade II, Kwame Seddoh (Posthumous)
Sub Officer, Isaac Newton Adjei (Posthumous)
Group Officer, Hannah Yawson (Posthumous)
Petty Officer Class II, Dongyiri Paul (Posthumous)
General Constable Frank William Blankson (Posthumous)
Sergeant Baiden Ebenezer Morgan
Lance Corporal Mohammed Iddrisu Adam
Grand Medal
ACP Christian Tetteh Yohuno
Management teams
Black Satellites 2009
Kwesi Nyantakyi - Leader of Delegation
Jordan Anagblah - Chairman
Isaac Addo - Administrator
Dr. Joe Ofori-Attah Management Member
Black Stars 2010
Kwesi Nyantakyi - GFA President
Fred Pappoe - Vice President
Kofi Nsiah - General Secretary
Joseph Yaw Appiah Team Management
Aloysius Denkabe - Team Management
Mr E. H Michael Haddad
Mr Eshun John
Mustapha Ibrahim
Order of the Volta
Mr David Ghartey-Tagoe
Stephanie Baeta Ansah member
Mrs Leticia Benewah Osafo-Addo
Mr John Owusu-Addo
Mr Charles Yao Mensah
Bridgette Jubilee Katsriku
Professor John Owusu
Naa Alhaji Iddrisu abu Kumbun Naa Yiri II
Justice rtd Alexander Kwabena Baah Ampiah
Justice Samuel Glenn Baddoo
Mr Robert Amaltinga Atuguba
Madam Akushika Barbara Rose Baeta
First television newscaster David Kweku Ghartey Tagoe
Black Satellites playing team
Officer of the Order of the Volta
Mr Emmanuel Botchwey
Mr Lionel Mobilla
Professor Ebenezer Laing
Professor Jeremias Mama Akita
Professor Sefa Dede
Prof Nana Agyewodin Adu Gyamfi AMPEM II
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman
Prof. Emeritus Kwame Sarpong
Ernest Bediako Sampong
Prof. Daniel Mireku Gyimah
Ing Kwaku Twum Boafo
Marian Ewurama Addy
Companion of the order of the Volta
The Black Stars of Ghana
Mr Ernest Owusu Poku
Rev Bishop Palmer Buckle
Rev Joseph Oliver Bowers
Ambassador James Victor Gbeho
Harry Sawyer
Mr Issifu Ali
Rt Hon Joyce Adeline Bamford Addo
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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