President Buhari Appoints DG for SMEDAN

President Buhari who departed Abuja today for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea for a 2-day State visit for talks on Maritime Security, has made yet another appointment in government.

President at his office in Aso Rock

 

A statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawan, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dikko Radda as director-general of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, adding that the appointment is for a period of five years.

 

Radda graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, in 1996.

 

He obtained two Master’s Degrees in Agricultural Extension and in International Affairs and Diplomacy; and also doctor of philosophy in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, all from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, between 1998 and 2015.

 

A former teacher, banker and local government chairman, Mr. Radda was until his new appointment, the chief of staff to the governor of Katsina State.

 

The appointment takes immediate effect.