Ghana’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been elected as the new Commonwealth Secretary-General in a closely contested race.
She secured an overwhelming majority of votes from Commonwealth Heads of Government during their retreat in Apia. Expressing her gratitude, Madam Ayorkor Botchwey shared in an artwork on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ X page, “Grateful to Commonwealth leaders for their trust.”
The official X account of the Commonwealth Secretariat, @commonwealthsec, announced the election results, stating, “Today at #CHOGM2024, Commonwealth Heads of Government have selected the Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, currently the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.”
Outgoing Secretary-General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland extended her congratulations in a heartfelt post on her X page: “It is my honour to pass the baton to my dear sister, the Hon Shirley @AyorkorBotchwey, who will succeed me as the next Commonwealth Secretary-General. She will be uniquely blessed, as I have been, to hold this office and serve our precious Commonwealth.”
SOURCE: http://dew360.net
