Katsina gov’s Chief of Staff appointed as new SMEDAN DG

– Dikko Umaru Radda has been appointed as SMEDAN DG by President Muhammadu Buhari

– He was the Chief of Staff to the Katsina state governor before his appointment

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

A statement issued on Monday, March 14, by Bolaji Adebiyi, the director of press in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the appointment takes immediate effect, The Punch reports.

Radda’s appointment is for a period of five years.

Until his appointment, he was the Chief of Staff to the governor of Katsina state, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari.

Radda, a former teacher, banker and local government chairman graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi in 1996.

Between 1998 and 2015, he obtained two Master’s Degrees in Agricultural Extension and International Affairs and Diplomacy in addition to a Ph.D in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.