Diri appoints Sawyer as Head of service

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

This is contained in a statement signed 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 August 31.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported 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 the state 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.