Michael Onwuka, Enugu
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has described late Queen Elizabeth II as a symbol of dignity and continuity in Commonwealth member nations.
Anyaoku disclosed this in a statement on Friday while reacting to the death of the deceased.
The Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022, announced the death of the Queen, aged 96.
The former Commonwealth scribe said that the Queen would be missed in the United Kingdom where she served as the longest reigning Head of State.
He said that as head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty was greatly respected and much admired by members states.
The statement partly reads: “I have received with great sadness the news of the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
“She will be greatly missed in the United Kingdom where she was a beloved and longest reigning Head of State and throughout the Commonwealth where she was a greatly respected and much admired Head of the association.
“Her Majesty was a most remarkable and wise Head whose standing and influence enabled the Commonwealth association to survive its existential crises.
“She was also a symbol of dignity and continuity in the diverse Commonwealth of now 56 member nations,” he said.
Anyaoku said that the memories of the interactions he had with the deceased during his ten years as Commonwealth Secretary-General would remain evergreen.
Ikengaonline reports that the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the world’s oldest head of state.
She was born as Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in London on April 21, 1926.
On her death, the Queen’s eldest son and heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales, has become King of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth nations.
