Dikko Radda has been appointed as the Director-General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN.
Radda’s appointment was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
A statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawan, disclosed that the appointment is for a period of five years and it takes immediate effect.
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.
He is a former teacher, banker and local government chairman.
Until his new appointment, Radda was the chief of staff to the governor of Katsina State.
