Folashade Yemi-Esan
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13 August 1964
Folashade Yemi-Esan | |
|---|---|
| Head of the Nigerian Civil Service | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2020 Acting: 18 September 2019 – 4 March 2020 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Winifred Oyo-Ita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Folashade Mejabi 13 August 1964 Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan |
Folashade Mejabi Yemi-Esan CFR (née Mejabi; born 13 August 1964), is a Nigerian civil servant and the current head of the civil service of the federation, since 4 March 2020.[1] She acted as head of the civil service from 18 September 2019 till her swearing in on 4 March 2020 following the suspension of Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita.[2]
Yemi-Esan was born in Kaduna State, Nigeria. She is from Ikoyi, Ijumu, Kogi State. She had her primary school education at Bishop Smith School, Ilorin and then went to Federal Government College, Ilorin for her secondary school education. She continued to University of Ibadan, where she graduated in 1987 as the best dental surgery student. She later got a certificate in health planning and management, before obtaining a master's degree in public and international administration.[3]
Career
Yemi-Esan started her career at the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria, before she was promoted to the position of Director. During her time in the health ministry, she served as liaison officer West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), coordinator of oral health in schools programme and director of health planning research and statistics.[4][5]
In 2012, she was promoted to the position of Federal Permanent Secretary, serving as the Permanent Secretary of Service Policy and Strategy Office of the Head of civil service of the federation, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Federal Ministry of Education and Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.[6]