Commonwealth Day memorial service marked at Accra Ridge Church

A Commonwealth Day commemorative service was marked at Accra Ridge Church

The Commonwealth Mission in Ghana held a memorial service at the Accra Ridge Church to commemorate the Commonwealth Day celebration on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Commonwealth Day is observed every second Monday in March by 56 member countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Americas, the Pacific and Europe. This day is observed to commemorate the need for justice and peaceful coexistence.

With the theme ‘Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future’, Commonwealth Day aims to unite the 2.5 billion citizens of the Commonwealth to celebrate the same values ​​and principles, and to achieve a common future, focused on sustainability and peace.

Speaking on this year’s theme, the Deputy Lieutenant for His Royal Majesty, King Charles, Rev. Nims Obunge Mbe who joined the congregation at Accra Ridge Church, stressed the need to uphold the core values ​​of the Commonwealth Charter.

“It is our responsibility to uphold the core values ​​of democracy, human rights, international peace, tolerance, respect and understanding, freedom of expression, good governance and more,” he said.

He emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts to achieve these values, regardless of race or background.

He said, “it will not take a black or white effort, it will take a collaborative effort. Regardless of skin color or background, we all have the right to prosperity and justice for all.”

The Head of Mission of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Board, John Apea acknowledged the importance of the Commonwealth Mission to Ghana as a country over the years.

He said, “The Commonwealth has done a lot of good behind the scenes not only in scholarships, from capacity building and even in the Covid era. Consider the apathy in South Africa and the Heads of Government meetings, but the Commonwealth has not sold itself on what it has done.

He also highlighted the need for African countries to work together to ensure economic growth among member countries.

British High Commissioner to Ghana, HE Harriet Thompson and Hon. Thomas Mbomba, Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs led the congregation to express the affirmation of Commonwealth Day.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Commonwealth Charter, and the first Commonwealth Day presided over by His Majesty King Charles III.

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