President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, as the new Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). 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 and obtained two Master’s Degrees in Agricultural Extension and in International Affairs and Diplomacy. He was until his new appointment the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Katsina State. He succeeds Umar Bature Masari, an appointee of the PDP.
