Order of the Volta explained

Order of the Volta
Awarded By:	President of Ghana
Type:	Order
Status:	Currently awarded
Head Title:	Grand Master
Head:	President of Ghana
Grades:	companion, officer, member
Established:	1960
Higher:	Order of the Star of Ghana

The Order of the Volta is an order of merit from the Republic of Ghana. It was instituted in 1960 and is awarded to people for their outstanding service to the country.^[1]

Grades

There are three grades with a civil and military division each:^[1]

• Companion (CV) – Civil Division, Military Division, Honorary Division
• Officer (OV) – Civil Division, Military Division, Honorary Division
• Member (MV) – Civil Division, Military Division, Police Division, Honorary Division

The ribbon bar of the order is navy blue with red borders and a central black stripe.^[2]

Recipients

Companions (CV)

• Valentina Tereshkova (1964)
• Azzu Mate Kole II (1969)
• Bawa Andani Yakubu (1969)
• Samuel Azu Crabbe (1977)
• Kwabena Darko (1978)
• Robert K. A. Gardiner (1978)
• George Commey Mills-Odoi (1978)
• Fred Kwasi Apaloo (1979)
• Robert Patrick Baffour (1979)
• V. C. R. A. C. Crabbe (1979)
• Abedi Pele (1996)
• Mary Grant (1997)^[3]
• Kofi Bentum Quantson (1997)
• Joseph Henry Smith (2001)
• James Aggrey-Orleans (2006)
• Emmanuel Quaye Archampong (2006)
• Joyce Aryee (2006)
• Melody Millicent Danquah (2006)
• Francis Lodonu (2006)
• Ivan Addae Mensah (2006)
• Patrick Awuah Jr. (2007)
• Charles Agyin-Asare (2007)
• Paul Victor Obeng (P. V. Obeng) (2007)
• Atukwei Okai (2007)
• Mensa Otabil (2007)
• Fred Amugi (2008)
• Sam Korankye Ankrah (2008)
• Grace Bediako (2008)
• Eric Christopher Djamson (2008)
• Bert Koenders (2008)^[4]
• Kwaku Sakyi-Addo (2008)
• Roland Issifu Alhassan (2008)
• Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe (2008)
• Francis Allotey (2009)
• Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (2010)^[5]
• A. K. B. Ampiah (2011)
• Bridget Katsriku (2011)
• Harry Sawyerr (2011)
• Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (2011)^[6]
• Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud (2015)^[7]
• Agnes Aggrey-Orleans (2015)
• Kwabena Duffuor (2015)
• Joshua Alabi (2016)
• Commodore Stephen Obimpeh (2016)^[8]
• Kofi Totobi Quakyi (2016)^[8]
• Alhaji Iddrisu Huudu (2016)^[8]
• Dr Kwabena Adjei (2016)^[8]
• Vice Admiral Matthew Quashie (2016) ^[8]
• Major General Richard Kwame Opoku-Adusei (2016)^[8]
• Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro (2016)^[8]

Various

• Kwame Addo Kufour
• Mrs Regina Ayerko Apotsi
• Marian Ewurama Addy^[9]
• Peter Ala Adjetey
• Ivor Agyeman-Duah^[10]
• Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo
• Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku Sr.
• Gladys Asmah
• Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu
• James Barnor^[11]
• Aida Desta
• Ablade Glover
• Enoch Teye Mensah
• Paa Kwesi Nduom
• Hackman Owusu-Agyeman^[12]
• Nathan Quao
• Frank Gibbs Torto

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana

Notes and References

1. http://www.medals.org.uk/ghana/ghana003.htm Republic of Ghana: Order of the Volta
2. http://www.medals.org.uk/ghana/ghana-ribbons.htm Orders, Decorations and Medals of – Ribbon Chart
3. News: Provencal. E. N. O.. Our National Heroes (1). The Mirror. 2,208 . 22 March 1997. 22. Graphic Communications Group. en.
4. http://www.government.nl/news/2008/10/21/koenders-honoured-with-ghanaian-decoration.html Koenders honoured with Ghanaian decoration
5. News: Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Expert in Sickle Cell Disease, Dies at 76. Gina. Kolata. The New York Times . May 19, 2022.
6. Web site: Online. Peace FM. Prez Mills Explains What Went Into Selection Of National Award Recipients. 14 October 2011. 28 November 2020. m.peacefmonline.com. en-US.
7. Web site: Prince Talal Receives the Companion of the Order of the Volta Award. Mahmoud. Jajah. Ghana Web. 3 July 2015. 26 April 2018.
8. Web site: Mahama confers national honors on 33 personalities. Citi FM. 30 October 2016. 26 April 2018.
9. Busia . Kofi . Obsequies - Late Prof. Marian Ewurama Addy . African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines . 489 . 28 January 2014. 11 . 2 . 25435638 . 4202662 .
10. Web site: Agyeman-Duah to launch book on Soyinka. GhanaWeb. 5 July 2014.
11. http://futureofghana.com/tag/james-barnor/ "James Barnor recognised at the Ghana National Honours and Awards Ceremony"
12. Web site: President nominates personalities for National Awards. Modern Ghana. 21 June 2008. 12 May 2015.