President Mills Appoints Alhaji Gilbert Seidu Iddi CEO of SADA

President John Evans Atta Mills, has appointed Alhaji Gilbert Seidu Iddi as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).

The President made the appointment on the advice of the SADA Governing Board and upon the recommendation of the Public Services Commission after Alhaji Iddi excelled in a competitive interview.

A statement issued in Accra from the office of the President, described Alhaji Iddi as a highly experienced agricultural extension expert with more than 35 years in active professional career.

In more than 15 years, he served in various senior management positions of international development agencies including successfully managing an extensive agricultural programme funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Alhaji Iddi also played several leading roles in governance including serving as a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and later a Regional Minister.

He was until his appointment, a senior lecturer at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale.