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Nigerian British Awards

Chief Eleazar Chukwuemeka (Emeka) Anyaoku was born on 18 January 1933 in Obosi, Nigeria. Not only is he a chief through line-age, but also through his exceptional leadership skills.
His career in leadership spans many decades and institutions, both national and internationally. The promotion of democracy on the African continent has always been his primary focus and an area of concern. His precociousness in leadership showed when he joined the Commonwealth Development Corporation at the tender age of 26, in 1959.

Shortly after the Nigerian independence, the new Government invited him to join the country’s diplomatic service. In 1963, he was posted to Nigeria’s Permanent Mission at the United Nations (UN) in New York.
After the establishment of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Chief Anyaoku became assistant director of international affairs. He was seconded to the organisation by the first Secretary General, Arnold Smith of Canada. He later became a director and by 1975, Chief Anyaoku became Assistant Secretary General. In 1977, Comm

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His Excellency Chief Emeka Anyaoku

Welcome by the Public Orator

My Lord and Chancellor,

Half way along the Mall and adjacent to St. James’s Palace is situated Marlborough House, an early eighteenth century house by Sir Christopher Wren, once the home of the late Queen Mary and now the Commonwealth Secretariat. Inside, in what are quintessential English interiors, is the office of the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. The bringing together of the old world setting with the activities of organising the modern day Commonwealth is felicitous, just as the appreciation of the present Secretary-General for the artefacts of previous centuries is perfectly compatible with his vision for the fast approaching twenty-first century.

Emeka Anyaoku is a remarkable man. Now in his sixties, he was born at Obosi in Nigeria, educated at the Merchants of Light School, Oba, from where he went as a scholar to the University College of Ibadan and gained an honours degree in Classics of the University of London. Further study in England France led to an a

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The Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo in Gold

Chief Emeka Anyaoku (1933 - ) Awarded for:

His exceptional contribution to the struggle for freedom, justice and democracy in South Africa and on the African continent and for persistent efforts to promote the attainment of democracy and good governance on the African continent.

Profile of Chief Emeka Anyaoku

Chief Eleazar Chukwuemeka (Emeka) Anyaoku was born on 18 January 1933 in Obosi, Nigeria. Not only is he a chief through lineage, but also through his exceptional leadership skills. His career in leadership spans many decades and institutions, both national and internationally. The promotion of democracy on the African continent has always been his primary focus and an area of concern. His precociousness in leadership showed when he joined the Commonwealth Development Corporation at the tender age of 26, in 1959.

Shortly after the Nigerian independence, the new Government invited him to join the country’s diplomatic service. In 1963, he was posted to Nigeria's Permanent Mission at the United Nations (UN) in New York.