Head of Research for Good Governance Hall of Fame and Awards, Dr George Adiah has promised the celebration of all deserving and hardworking government appointees who have distinguished themselves in their various fields of expertise over the years through a newly introduced award scheme; the Good Governance Hall of Fame and Awards.
The initiative according to him will also serve as a source of inspiration for all government officials as far as upholding their integrity and discouraging corrupt practices is concerned. Rather he says, they will be motivated to strive for excellence and uphold good governance.
“It is said that a nation that does not honour its citizens is not worth dying for so on this premise, the Good Governance Awards will defeat this notion by a way of celebrating hardworking government officials”.
Dr. Adiah who was speaking at a press briefing Thursday morning said the initiative will also afford electorates the opportunity to be able to monitor and evaluate programs, policies and activities of government officials”.
“Gatekeeping is what this awards scheme seeks to achieve”, he stressed.
The awards ceremony which is the first of its kind in Ghana is aimed at celebrating and rewarding contributions of hardworking ministers of state, members of parliament (MPs), members of the judiciary as well as Metropolitan, Municipal Districts Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and MDs of Government and State institutions.
A background search will be conducted on all government officials in a particular administration on an annual basis, nominees for the award will then be selected based on the research findings generated and these findings according to Dr Adiah who is also a lecturer at GIMPA School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences “will be made available to government in serving as a guide of their tenure in office to the people as well give the President a fair idea of who is competent and what position in making appointments”.
On his part, the CEO of the Good Governance Hall of Fame, Prince Mackay, said the Good Governance Hall of Fame will build an edifice at Brekusu to house portraits and monuments of persons who have distinguished themselves as honourable persons maintaining honour and dignity in the meting out of their responsibilities.
He said the edifice will serve as a record-keeping facility where vital information of these personalities which will go a long way to be a learning reference-center for not only students but every well-meaning Ghanaian and foreigner.
Prince further reiterated that it will encourage and motivate government appointees to deliver diligently in the day-to-day activities of their core duty to the people of Ghana.
“The tourism potential of this edifice to Ghana cannot be overlooked as it will attract Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians alike in visiting the facility for a fee as this will bring some good form of revenue generation to the facility and the country as a whole” he stated.
He added that jobs will be created because when the edifice is built, it will further require different services of human capital expertise.
Describing the makeup of the edifice, Prince Mackay said the edifice will have four floors namely the executive floor, the legislature floor, the judicial floor and the traditional floor.
He explained that the executive floor will house portraits and monument of past and present presidents as well as vice presidents. The legislature floor will also house past and present speaker of parliament as well as parliamentarians and ministers of state who have distinguished themselves during their service to the nation, the judicial floor will house distinguished judicial officials where the traditional floor will be housing distinguished traditional rulers.
Mr Mackay said the Good Governance Hall of Fame and Awards has appointed Nana Oteng Korankyie II, Chief of Brekusu and Twafohene of the Akwapim traditional area as the board chairman.
