Yvonne Nelson
ASKOF Productions, organisers for the annual Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA), has unveiled a shortlist of prominent women to be honoured at this year’s awards ceremony slated for November 8 at the National Theatre in Accra.
The second edition of the awards gala would confer honours on Ghanaian women who have impacted the growth of the country in areas like showbiz, politics, health, education, entrepreneurship, among others.
The likes of Nana Ama McBrown, Berla Mundi, Anne Kusi-Gyamfi, Regina Van-Helvet, Baciara Bentie Abigail and Martha Ankomah have all received nominations for the brand influencer of the year category.
Nominees for the outstanding woman of the year category include Afia Amankwah Tamakloe, Velma Owusu-Bempah, Sally Akua Amoakowaa Mensah, Melissa Adarkwah and Tracy Boakye.
The woman in film award category would see the likes of Yvonne Nelson, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Selassie Ibrahim, Benedicta Gafah, Rabby Bray and Tracy Boakye all vying for the accolade.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ASKOF Productions, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, revealed that the nominees were selected by the public after nomination opened in July while individuals who have embarked on various developmental projects were allowed to fill nomination forms.
“A careful selection was made based on projects evidence (pictorial and videos) and the team and board of the ASKOF Productions announced persons who made the final shortlist for this year’s awards,” she added.
Mrs. Aduonum mentioned that tickets for this year’s event would soon be out on sale to the general public, adding that over 100 patrons have already deposited money for reserved tickets.
Some selected Ghanaian artistes have also been invited to perform at the ceremony.
Sponsors of this year’s awards ceremony are Verna Mineral Water, Nasco Electronics, Nkulenu Industries, Rush Energy Drink, Tasty Tom, TT Brothers, Joy Industries, Ceejay Multimedia, Starnewsgh.com, Es_lily and Breakfast Boutique.