President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Katsina State, as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
According to a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation signed by Bolaji Adebiyi, Director, press, the appointment, which takes immediate effect, is for a period of five years.
Dr. Radda graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, in 1996.
He also obtained two Master’s Degrees in Agricultural Extension and in International Affairs and Diplomacy; and also his Ph.d in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, all from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, between 1998 and 2015.
He was a former Teacher, Banker and Local Government Chairman in Katsina state.