President left Accra on Saturday, October 19, for Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean to participate in the 27th Heads of State and Government Meeting of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The meeting will take place from Monday, October 21, to Thursday, October 26, 2024, to elect the new Secretary-General for the Commonwealth.
Ghana's Minister of Regional Integration and Foreign Affairs, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is contesting for the office of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth against two other candidates from The Gambia and Lesotho.
The Minister of Information, Madam Fatimatu Abubakar, during an interview with the media in Accra on Saturday, said 56 Heads of State from the Commonwealth would vote to choose the next Secretary-General.