President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Accra for Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean, to participate in the 27th Heads of States and Governments of the Commonwealth.
The meeting will take place from Monday, 21st to Thursday, 26th October, 2024, to elect the new Secretary-General for the Commonwealth.
Ghana's Minister of Regional Integration and Foreign Affairs, Madam Shirley Oyorkor Botchwey, is contesting for the Office of the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth with two other contestants from The Gambia and Lesotho.
The Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, during an interview with the media on Saturday, said 56 Heads of State from the Commonwealth will vote to choose the next Secretary-General.