By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the reappointment of Mrs. Rose Oriaran-Anthony as Secretary to the Commission for a second and final term of four years, in accordance with Section 8 of the Electoral Act, 2022.
The reappointment, which takes effect from December 7th 2022, was made known by the Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, in a statement in Abuja.
Rose Oriaran-Anthony hails from Edo State. She holds a Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) degree in Language Arts from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a Masters degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Abuja and another Masters degree in Public Communication and Public Relations from the University of Westminster, in the United Kingdom.
She is the second female Secretary of the Commission and the first to have her tenure renewed.
She is a long-term staff of the Commission and has served as Public Affairs Officer, Assistant Director (Information and Publicity), Deputy Director (Voter Education) and Director (Civil Societies Liaison).
Her last posting was Administrative Secretary in Delta State before her first appointment on 5th December 2018, as Secretary to the Commission.
