Dikko Umar Radda

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Dikko Umar Radda
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Governor of Katsina State
Assumed office
29 May 2023
Occupation
  • Politician
  • economist
Website dikkoradda.com

Dikko Umar Radda (born 10 September 1969) is a Nigerian economist and politician who is the current governor of Katsina State since 2023. [1] [2] He served as the director-general of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). [3] He was elected governor of Katsina State in the 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections. [4]

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Early life and education

He was born on 10 September 1969 in Hayin Gada Town, a Fulani from Dutsin-Ma Local government area of Katsina state, Nigeria.

Education

Radda started his basic education at Radda Primary School from 1974 to 1980. He went to Zaria Teachers College between 1980 and 1985. [5] And also he attended Kafanchan College of Education in 1986–1990, where he obtained his NCE certificate. Later attended Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi in 1992–1996, where he completed his B-Tech.Agric Economic and Extension (Hons) studies, then he got admission into Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1998- 2004 where he received MSC Agric Extension and Rural Sociology 2004. [6] He returned to ABU Zaria in 2005 to obtain a master's degree in international affairs and diplomacy. He completed his Ph.D. in Agriculture and Rural Sociology in 2015.

Political career

The period 2013 to 2015 gave birth to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Radda held posts in the party hierarchy, which saw him emerge as the APC National Welfare Secretary, a position he held for a period of one year, from 2014 to 2015. After the 2015 general elections, he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Executive Governor of Katsina State, Rt Hon Aminu Bello Masari. [7] [8] [9]

SMEDAN

Radda was appointed director-general of SMEDAN on 14 March 2016 for a five-year term. With the enormous experience he garnered in the public and private sectors of the economy, it was a matter of days for him to settle down into the herculean task of developing and growing the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sub-sector of the economy as well as boosting staff morale, including the management of the agency, through well planned coordinated welfare packages.

Under his watch, SMEDAN recorded numerous achievements and implemented several programs. Implementation of the Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS) for micro entrepreneurs, implementation of the One Local Government One Product (OLOP), establishment of accreditation and certification framework for Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs), conducted 2017 and 2021 national survey on MSMEs in partnership with the National Bureau of Statistics, upgrading of the Industrial Development Centers (IDC), establishment of the Market Place MSMe Database in Nigeria, implementation of Young Business Owners programme, implementation of Agribussines, and implementation of Talent Hunt in Nigeria. [10]

Philanthropy

Radda established the Gwagware Foundation in 2016. The foundation helps people from rural communities in improving their living conditions through the provision of basic social amenities. He supports them with foodstuff, medical care, water supply, and employment opportunities. [11]

For Dan Musa and Safana Local Government Areas, which are the second most affected areas in the state, in terms of bandits' attacks, the foundation distributed 70 bags of these items to each of the areas. For the other six most affected local government areas, the foundation distributed 40 bags of the same items to each of them. [12]

Gwagware Foundation extended the same humanitarian gesture to Malumfashi Local Government Prison Service. During fasting, members of the foundation took time one day and their fasts with 150 inmates. Six inmates with minor cases were also freed by the foundation. [13]

On 17 January 2022, Five Hundred Katsina State youths were successfully trained by Gwagware Foundation on computer skills and tailoring. The training had youths and women drawn from Daura, Funtua and Katsina zones. The youths and women also received start-up packs after the training to enhance their entrepreneurial skills so that they could contribute their quota to the growth and development of the state. [14]

On 31 January 2022, Gwagware Foundation donated 5,000 books on different subjects to Junior and Senior Secondary Schools in Batagarawa local government area of Katsina state. The Foundation attaches a lot of importance to the development of education in Katsina State. [15]

Accolades

Radda received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) in 2019. [16]

The REVENUE Magazine Public Sector Excellence Award in 2022. [17]

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References

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  4. ↑ Enne, Godwin (20 March 2023). "Breaking Ex SMEDAN DG Wins Katsina Governorship Elections with Landslideer". Leadership Nigeria. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Buhari Ya Sabunta Naɗin Umaru-Radda a Matsayin Shugaban SMEDAN". 19 March 2021.
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  9. ↑ "AS DR. DIKKO UMAR RADDA EMERGED THE APC GUBERNATORIAL FLAG BEARER —". Katsina City News. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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  11. ↑ "more jobs, wealth opportunities for Nigerians underway-radda". triumphnews.org. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "foundation donates N4m relief material to IDPs in katsina". thisdaylive.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Eid:SMEDAN DG donates 700 cows to less privileged in katsina". daybreak.ng. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "foundation donates N4m relief material to IDPs in katsina". thisdaylive.com. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "foundation donates 5000 books to katsina schools". blueprint.ng. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "SMEDAN Boss Honoured for progress in msmes sector". dailytrust.com. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda: Director.General SMEDAN". the abusites.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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