President Buhari Appoints New SMEDAN Director General

President Muhammadu Buhari has ​appoint​ed Dikko Radda as the director-general of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN.

The communiqué from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said the appointment is for a period of five years.

Mr. 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.