INEC SECRETARY-Mrs. Rose Omoa Oriaran-Anthony
Mrs. Rose Omoa Oriaran-Anthony
Mrs. Rose Omoa Oriaran-Anthony is a highly accomplished public affairs and corporate communication expert currently serving as the Secretary to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a position she was appointed to on December 6, 2018.
An indigene of Edo State, Mrs. Oriaran-Anthony brings over 28 years of dedicated service to INEC. She joined the Commission in 1990 as a Public Affairs Officer and has since built a wealth of experience in Corporate Communication Management.
Her academic qualifications include a first degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Public Communications and Public Relations.
Prior to her appointment as Secretary to the Commission, she served as the Administrative Secretary, INEC Delta State, beginning in April 2017.
Her distinguished career spans several key roles and departments, including: Director of Voter Education (in charge of civil Societies Liaison, Youths, and Persons with Disabilities); various positions within the Department of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Organization Liaison (VEP); Deputy Director, Civil Societies Liaison Division; Deputy Director, Gender Division; INEC Website Content Manager; Chief of Protocol of the Commission and Chief Information Officer.
She notably served as the Liaison Officer for the relocation of the Commission from Lagos to Abuja in 1991.
She has also attended several professional courses focused on Management, Policy Making, and Public and Corporate Information Management.
Mrs. Oriaran-Anthony is a thoroughly detribalised Nigerian, with roots across different parts of the country and an enviable proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in major Nigerian languages.
In recognition of her compassionate and motherly disposition, she was honoured with the title Gimbiya by the Sarkin Edo in Minna, Niger State, in 2010.
She is well-traveled both within and outside Nigeria. Her hobbies include reading, mentoring, cooking, and traveling.