Commonwealth: Nigeria’s Odumegwu-Ojukwu appointed vice-chair of Ministerial Action Group.
With this development, the country has secured a key leadership position in the Commonwealth body responsible for safeguarding democracy, human […] Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) at the ongoing 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2026) in St.
A statement by Magnus Eze, the minister’s media aide, on Wednesday, said the appointment was made during the Group’s meeting on the sidelines of the week-long Summit, which has brought together leaders and representatives of all 56 Commonwealth member states, with His Majesty King Charles III, Head of the Commonwealth, also in attendance.
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, chaired by Malta’s H.E.
Chris Fearne, is a rotating body of Foreign Ministers mandated to uphold and protect the Commonwealth’s fundamental political values, particularly democracy, human rights, good governance and the rule of law. Established in 1995 under the Millbrook Commonwealth Action Plan, CMAG serves as a critical mechanism for responding to serious or persistent breaches of these shared values. Its mandate includes assessing developments in member states and recommending appropriate collective action where necessary. Initially focused largely on unconstitutional changes of government, particularly military coups, the Group’s mandate was broadened by Commonwealth leaders in 2011 to enable more proactive and constructive engagement with member states facing threats to democratic governance.
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