Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the appointment of Dr. Wisdom Ebiye Sawyer as the new Head of the Civil Service.
The appointment, announced on Tuesday in a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, follows the retirement of Barrister Biobelemoye Charles-Onyema on August 31, 2025.
Dr. Sawyer, until his elevation, was a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health. He joined the state civil service on June 8, 1998, as a Medical Officer.
Born on May 14, 1970, in Odi, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area, Sawyer began his early education at Town School, Okrika, Rivers State, before proceeding to Okrika Grammar School, where he completed his West African School Certificate in 1986.
He later studied Medicine at the University of Port Harcourt, graduating with an MBBS degree in 1996. He obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Lagos in 2000 and furthered his training at the National Postgraduate Medical College, Lagos, where he earned a Fellowship in Public Health in 2010.
The new Head of Service has also defended his doctoral dissertation at the Niger Delta University, Yenagoa, and is a member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
