Igbo King in Ghana congratulates Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on…

The Igbo Diaspora King in Ghana, His Royal Majesty Eze (Dr.) Amb. Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, has joined Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and different outstanding African leaders in congratulating Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on her election because the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, the place Nigeria holds a strategic membership.

The 56 Commonwealth Nations, assembly in Apia, Samoa, elected Botchwey, a 61-year-old former lawmaker who has served as Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister for the previous seven years, because the seventh Secretary-General.

In a congratulatory message from his royal palace, Obiukwu, ObiIgbo, Obieziokwu, EzeIgbo Ghana, Amb. Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu, expressed confidence in Botchwey’s capability to ship in her new position, citing her in depth background in public administration, diplomacy, and regional growth.

Shirley Botchwey is simply the second African to be elected Secretary-General of the Commonwealth in its 75-year historical past, following Nigeria’s Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who served from 1990 to 2000.

Drawing on her expertise and document of feat, Eze Ihenetu expressed belief that Botchwey’s management would carry renewed power to the Commonwealth’s targets of advancing financial and political partnerships that assist growth and amplify the bloc’s affect in world affairs. He famous that Botchwey has the robust backing of Igbos and Nigerians residing in Ghana for her new place.

Shirley Botchwey, age 61, is anticipated to imagine workplace on April 1, 2025, as famous by 4th Estate Reporters’ Publisher, Njoku Macdonald Obinna.