The President, John Evans Atta Mills, has reiterated the clarion call on the youth of Ghana to develop more interest in what they can do for the nation, rather than what the nation has for them.
He stated that many have laid down their lives and dedicated themselves to the development of Ghana, and asked the youth to emulate such people.
The President was speaking at the investiture ceremony at which deserving individuals were decorated with State Honours at the Accra International Conference Centre on Friday.
“This ceremony is a very important one, because it’s intended to send positive signals to especially the young people, that it is not for them to ask what their nation can do for them, but what they can do for their nation,” President Mills stressed.
The President maintained that those who were awarded have contributed in diverse ways to Ghana’s development, and congratulated the award winners for their dedicated services, which he said are worth emulating.
“I am particularly happy that, especially at this important time in our history, we are able to showcase people whose examples and whose contributions have propelled our country forward and are therefore sources of inspiration to all of us.”
He indicated that “a lot of objectivity and transparency” went into the selection of the awardees.
Nevertheless, President Mills remarked that a lot more people in the country deserve to be awarded, and assured that “their time will come”.
The President was also grateful to the recipients for not succumbing to challenges, noting that though their paths were not easy, their tenacity emboldened them to confront all the difficulties.
Speaker of Parliament, Justice Joyce Bamford Addo, who was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Volta, spoke on behalf of the awardees, saying their “hearts have been gladdened” by the gesture.
She said they were elated that their “modest contributions” to the country have been recognised by the state, remarking, “we have been very, very much humbled by the honour bestowed on us”.
“This serves as a good lesson for all Ghanaians, especially the younger generation, not to judge the harvest they reap each day, but rather, they seeds they sowed.”
Mrs Bamford Addo noted that it beholds on all to uphold the selfless spirit of Ghana’s forbearers for a better Ghana.
“It is against this background that the recipients of the national awards dedicate the remaining years of our lives to the national cause.”
Among the forty-six distinguished award winners are elder statesman Harry Sawyerr, Professor Nana Agyewodin Adu Gyamfi Ampem and Sergeant Baiden Ebenezer Morgan. 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.
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
Story by Isaac Essel/ Joy Online
http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201110/74747.php
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