Diri appoints Sawyer Bayelsa Head of Service

Douye Diri of Bayelsa has approved the appointment of Dr Wisdom Sawyer as the Head of the Civil Service of the state.

This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, on Tuesday in Yenogoa.

Appointment of Sawyer, a Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health, followed the retirement of Mrs Biobelemoye Charles-Onyema on Aug. 31.

Our correspondent reports that Sawyer joined the Bayelsa Civil Service on June 8, 1998, as a Medical Officer.

He was born on May 14, 1970 in Odi community, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa and began his education at Town School, Okrika, Rivers.

Sawyer attended Okrika Grammar School where he obtained the West African School Certificate in 1986.

In 1988, Sawyer gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt and obtained Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1996.

He also attended the University of Lagos for a Master’s degree programme in public health in 2000.

He enrolled into the National Post-graduate Medical College, Lagos, in 2005 and obtained Part 2 Fellowship in Public Health in 2010.