President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dikko Radda, chief of staff to Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state, as the director-general of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
A statement from the office of Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation, confirmed the appointment on Monday, saying it is with immediate effect.
The statement said the appointment was 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.
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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 and banker, Radda has served as a local government chairman.
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