The 16th edition of the Ghana Leadership Awards (GLA), an annual awards ceremony that aims at honouring deserving leaders in Ghana, is set to take place on Saturday, November 9th, 2024, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel-Accra.
The glamorous event, which has honoured several top leaders, organisations and institutions in Ghana, seeks to recognize, celebrate and reward exemplary leadership that significantly contributes to 8advancing Ghana and Africa at large.
The 16th edition of the Ghana Leadership Awards according to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Professor Emmanuel Y. Nash will be held under the theme: “Love your Country, Love Your People”.
In a statement issued in Accra on Thursday, October 24, 2024, the CEO said the GLA management and the award committee would as usual ensure that the most deserving persons and organizations are selected for the honours.
"As an award scheme, we always strive to maintain our integrity and high standards by ensuring that our awardees merit recognition. We also pay particular attention to the important roles they play in the social, economic and political development of Ghana and Africa," Professor Nash indicated.
He said that the award targets individuals, groups and organisations that fight or dismantle oppressive structures, helping community development, promoting peace, unity, religious and political tolerance, mutual accountability, rule of law and human security among others.
Professor Nash further indicated that the prestigious awards had significantly contributed in shaping the attitudes and leadership style of former and potential awardees, keeping them in check, inspiring them to do more and reminding them of their responsibility to strive for more excellence.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Leadership Awards ceremony was first organized in 2009 and has since honoured political, religious, economic, and traditional leaders, musicians, journalists, and businessmen and women across Ghana.
Some past awardees include H.E President Nana Akufo-Addo, former President H.E John Mahama, former President H.E J.J Rawlings, former UN Secretary-General H.E Kofi Annan, former President H.E John Agyekum Kuffour, former Auditor General Mr Yaw Daniel Domelevo, Mr Alex Nartey – JUSAG President, Rt Hon Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin, former Majority Leader Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, Ga Matse HRM Nii Tsuru, GUTA President – Dr Joseph Obeng, Rev Father Cambel, Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah-Former Commissioner General of GRA, Dr Nyaho – Nyaho Tamakloe, Dr Osei Kwame Despite, Hon Kennedy Ohene Agyapong Professor Richard Kofi Asiedu-CEO Of St. Andrews Group Of Schools and Companies, Sierra Leone's High Commissioner To Ghana Togo and Burkina Faso Ambassador Francess Virginia and many others.
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