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.Republic of Ghana: Order of the Volta, Medals of the World. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
Grades There are three grades with a civil and military division each: 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.Orders, Decorations and Medals of – Ribbon Chart, Medals of the World. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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) 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) Ajoa Yeboah-Afari (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)Koenders honoured with Ghanaian decoration, Government of the Netherlands, 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2015. Kwaku Sakyi-Addo (2008) Roland Issifu Alhassan (2008) Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe (2008) Francis Allotey (2009) Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (2010) A. K. B. Ampiah (2011) Bridget Katsriku (2011) David Ghartey-Tagoe (2011) Ref Harry Sawyerr (2011) Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (2011) Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud (2015) Agnes Aggrey-Orleans (2015) Kwabena Duffuor (2015) Joshua Alabi (2016) Commodore Stephen Obimpeh (2016) Kofi Totobi Quakyi (2016) Alhaji Iddrisu Huudu (2016) Dr Kwabena Adjei (2016) Vice Admiral Matthew Quashie (2016) Major General Richard Kwame Opoku-Adusei (2016) Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro (2016)
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Kwame Addo Kufour Mrs Regina Ayerko Apotsi Marian Ewurama Addy Peter Ala Adjetey Ivor Agyeman-Duah Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku Sr. Gladys Asmah Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu James Barnor"James Barnor recognised at the Ghana National Honours and Awards Ceremony", Future of Ghana, 31 October 2016. . Aida Desta Ablade Glover Enoch Teye Mensah Paa Kwesi Nduom Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Nathan Quao Frank Gibbs Torto
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana
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