{"id":240178,"date":"2024-10-27T15:03:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T15:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/27\/president-tinubu-congratulates-newly-elected-commonwealth-secretary-general\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T15:03:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T15:03:12","slug":"president-tinubu-congratulates-newly-elected-commonwealth-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/27\/president-tinubu-congratulates-newly-elected-commonwealth-secretary-general\/","title":{"rendered":"President Tinubu congratulates newly elected Commonwealth Secretary-General\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By Ashiadey Dotse\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu congratulated Ghana\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on being chosen as the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Botchwey was elected during a meeting of leaders from 56 Commonwealth countries in Apia, Samoa, making her the 7th person to hold the position. The 61-year-old, who has been Ghana\u2019s foreign minister for seven years, will start her new role on April 1, 2025. She is the second African to ever hold this position, following Nigeria\u2019s Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who served from 1990 to 2000.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Saturday, Tinubu, through his Special Adviser, Bayo Onanuga, said Nigeria supported her for the role.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed confidence in Mrs, Botchwey\u2019s leadership experience and public service background, saying she is well-suited for the job and will bring new energy to the Commonwealth\u2019s efforts to strengthen economic and political partnerships and raise its influence in global matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More stories here<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ashiadey Dotse\u00a0 President Bola Tinubu congratulated Ghana\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on being chosen as the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Mrs. Botchwey was elected during a meeting of leaders from 56 Commonwealth countries in Apia, Samoa, making her the 7th person to hold the position. 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