Bayelsa Govt appoints 18 new permanent secretaries

2026-02-23 - 13:17

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has approved the appointment of 18 new Permanent Secretaries to strengthen its civil service and enhance service delivery across ministries, departments, and agencies. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Civil Service Commission, Mr. Buruboyefe Perekiye John, the appointments were approved by Governor Douye Diri as part of efforts to boost the administrative machinery of government. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are: Awana Raymond; Egbuson Pere Amanda; Ogregade Ileimokumo; Ketebu Josephine Thompson; Burutolu Obalakumo Samuel; Bomotei Zachaeus Anne; Dagogo Edmundson; Enuma Charles; Salbot A. Owil; Dr. Stow Yerinbuluemi Jones; Efeke Pereyi; Doyowei Edward Pulotua; Toloko Sylvester E.; Ede-Alakere Goodluck Tarila; Torutein Ovienadu; Ogbara Fanmene Faith; Vincent Jonathan E.; and Engr. Cole Otonye James. The Commission noted that details of the swearing-in ceremony will be communicated in due course. The statement congratulated the appointees and urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by contributing meaningfully to the growth and development of the state civil service.