Deputy Chief of Employees (Administration) Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has been awarded the Excellence in Governance Award on the eleventh Ghana Girls of the 12 months Honors Awards.
The occasion happened on Friday, Could 8, 2026 on the Kempinski Lodge Gold Coast Metropolis and was hosted by Glitz Africa.
She was acknowledged for her contributions to public service, governance, human rights advocacy and girls’s empowerment in Ghana.
The ceremony introduced collectively policymakers, enterprise leaders, diplomats, creatives and growth advocates to have a good time the ladies whose work continues to form the nation’s growth in governance, training, media, healthcare, humanitarian service and entrepreneurship.
In receiving this honor, Nana Oye Banpo Addo mirrored on the ladies who’ve formed her life and management.
“I stand earlier than you on the shoulders of three nice patriarchs in my life,” she mentioned.
She paid tribute to her mom and grandmother, saying their resilience, sacrifice, braveness and values have been the inspiration of her activism and public service.
She defined that management is a steady dedication to justice and repair.
“For me, governance and management has been about looking for justice for the susceptible and marginalized,” she mentioned.
“It’s a ardour and an innate need to place smiles on folks’s faces and wipe away tears of despair.”
Nana Oye additionally spoke concerning the private toll of years of activism and public service. She mentioned challenges, rejections and betrayals don’t weaken her dedication to advocacy and nationwide service.
She devoted the award to girls who’ve overcome abuse and adversity, to ladies who’ve stayed in class due to their advocacy, and to those that have discovered hope and freedom via justice and second possibilities.
Now in its eleventh yr, the Ghana Girls of the 12 months Honors continues to have a good time girls who’ve made vital contributions to the event of the nation and continent.
This yr’s ceremony additionally introduced outstanding Ghanaian politician Joyce Ally with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf acquired a Particular Honor Award for her contributions to management and governance in Africa.
The occasion additionally featured performances, memorial classes and recognition of unsung heroes, highlighting the lasting influence of ladies whose management continues to encourage generations.
