Former President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on her election as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.Mr Mahama urged her to make Ghana and Africa proud in her new role."Congratulations Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on your election as Secretary General of the Commonwealth.
You will be joining a special group of diplomats to help make the Commonwealth and the world a better place.
I am particularly excited that after Patricia Scotland, we have another distinguished female at the head of the Commonwealth.
Make Ghana and Africa proud with your leadership of the 56-member Organisation," the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wrote on Facebook.