{"id":146886,"date":"2024-02-02T15:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/02\/ayorkor-botchwey-announces-decision-to-contest-commonwealth-secretary-general-position\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T15:12:22","slug":"ayorkor-botchwey-announces-decision-to-contest-commonwealth-secretary-general-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/02\/ayorkor-botchwey-announces-decision-to-contest-commonwealth-secretary-general-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayorkor Botchwey announces decision to contest Commonwealth Secretary-General\u00a0position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has officially expressed her interest in the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry noted that following an agreement within the Commonwealth that the next Secretary-General would be from Africa, President Nana Akufo-Addo nominated Madam Botchwey as Ghana\u2019s candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The election for the new Secretary-General of the 56-member organization is scheduled for October 22, 2024, during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa to replace Baroness Patricia Scotland, a dual Dominican-British citizen, whose second and final term concludes at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNominating her, President Akufo-Addo stated, \u201cI have strong confidence in Foreign Minister Botchwey to lead our aspiration for renewal and for building future-looking resilient and thriving economies, through community cooperation and action, as underscored at Kigali-Rwanda, during the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that \u201cMs. Botchwey has been endorsed by the African Union, and also enjoys considerable support across all regions of the Commonwealth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1015084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ayorkor-common-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"1080\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1015085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ayorkor-common-2-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"1048\"  \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has officially expressed her interest in the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. 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