The Ghana Leadership Awards (GLA) has held its 2024 recognition and honouring ceremony, celebrating 36 distinguished Ghanaians for their exceptional leadership roles and contributions to national development.
The awardees cut across public service, politics, local government, academia, traditional institutions and community development, reflecting the broad spectrum of leadership shaping Ghana’s progress.
Among the notable Honourees were the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, Chief Executive Officer of the Gold Board, Mr Samuel Gyamfi; National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia; Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, Madam Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong and the Ambassador of Lebanon to Ghana, His Excellency Mahwe Kheir.
Other prominent personalities recognised at the ceremony included the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mr Michael Kpakpo Allotey; the District Chief Executive for Ahafo Ano South West District Assembly, Mr Abubakar Sedik and the Dean of the School of Engineering Sciences.
Also honoured was veteran educator and cultural icon, Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann, who is widely known as the moderator of the National Science and Maths Quiz and a celebrated Ghanaian traditional performer.
The Ghana Leadership Awards is a national award scheme established to recognise, celebrate and promote outstanding leadership across the public sector, private sector, academia, traditional institutions and community development.
According to the organisers, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu was honoured with the Excellence in Social Impact Leadership and Human Rights Advocacy Award for his outstanding leadership and sustained commitment to youth empowerment, accountability and grassroots development.
A citation read in his honour stated: “Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu is honoured for his outstanding leadership in social impact strategy and human rights advocacy as Founder and CEO of Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF).
Through media-driven advocacy, youth community empowerment and policy engagement, he has championed human rights, social justice and inclusive development, amplifying marginalised voices and contributing meaningfully to national and global development discourse.
The citation further highlighted Mr Ahenu’s pivotal role as a key driver of the Resilient City for Adolescents (RCA) Project, which has nurtured adolescent leadership, civic participation and media literacy, leading to the establishment of the Sunyani Adolescents Parliament and concrete policy engagements with state institutions.
He was also commended for providing strategic leadership to the Rights for Cocoa Project, which advocates child rights, safe communities and ethical practices within cocoa-growing areas. Beyond youth and child rights, Mr Ahenu is widely recognised for his work in the fight against corruption, promoting citizen accountability, transparency and good governance, while spearheading community development initiatives that improve access to information, social services and local participation.
The Ghana Leadership Awards is regarded as a respected national platform that celebrates visionary leaders across public service, civil society, business and community development whose work continues to drive positive transformation and national progress.
The recognition, organisers noted, underscores Mr Ahenu’s growing impact and GLOMEF’s role as a catalyst for inclusive development and responsible leadership in Ghana.
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