Eze Igbo Ghana, HRM Ihenetu, congratulates Shirley

The Igbo Diaspora king in the Republic of Ghana, His Royal Majesty, Eze Dr Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu has joined the Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR and other African leaders to congratulate Ghana’s Minister of foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon, Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on her election as the incoming Secretary=General of the Commonwealth of Nations, of which Nigeria is a strategic member.

4th Estate Reporters, Ghana had earlier reported recently that leaders of the 56 Commonwealth Nations meeting in Apia, Samoa, elected Botchwey, a 61 year old former lawmaker who had served as Ghana’s Foreign Affairs minister for the last seven years, as Secretary-General.

In a congratulatory message he signed from his revered Obiukwu, Obieziokwu palace, Ghana and made available to his Country Director on Media Strategy and Communication, Njoku Macdonald Obinna, the Umuduruoha Amigbo Nwangele Imo State-born HRM Ihenetu while sending his felicitations to the newly elected Commonwealth Secretary General, Mrs Botchwey, expressed confidence in her ability to deliver, given her extensive career in public administration, diplomacy, foreign affairs and regional development.

The Amazon, Botchwey is the second African to be elected Secretary General of the Commonwealth in its 75 years of history, after Chief Emeka Anyaoku of Nigeria who served in that position from July 1,1990, to March 31, 2000.

From her wealth of knowledge and track record of performance, Eze Ihenetu, therefore,trusts that Botchwey’s leadership experience will bring renewed energy to the Commonwealth’s effort to advance meaningful economic and political partnerships that drives development and amplify the bloc’s voice in global affairs, as he strongly maintains that she has the backings and support of the Igbos and Nigerians living in Ghana for the top Commonwealth job.

The 62-Year- old Diplomat, Botchwey, is expected to assume office on April 1, 2025. Publisher of the 4th Estate Reporters, Njoku Macdonald Obinna submitted