Abdulquawiy Abdulganiyu Olododo
{{Short description|Nigerian Politician}}
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| office = Kwara State Commissioner for Works
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| term_start = April 2024
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| office1 = Kwara State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development
| term_start1 = September 2023
| term_end1 = April 2024
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| office2 = Acting Kwara State Commissioner for Works and Transport
| term_start2 = October 2023
| term_end2 = April 2024
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| office3 = General Manager, Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP)
| term_start3 = July 2022
| term_end3 = May 2023
| office4 = Technical Assistant on Agriculture to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
| term_start4 = April 2020
| term_end4 = June 2022
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| party = All Progressives Congress
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|Entrepreneur|Engineer}}
| alma_mater = Kwara State University
| birth_name = Abdulquawiy Abdulganiyu Olododo
| nationality = Nigerian
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Abdulquawiy Abdulganiyu Olododo is a Nigerian politician, entrepreneur, and engineer.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Ministry rejoices as COREN certifies Kwara Works Commissioner Abdulquawiy Olododo - Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/ministry-rejoices-as-coren-certifies-kwara-works-commissioner-abdulquawiy-olododo/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Adeniran |first=Adeyinka |date=2024-04-11 |title=Kwara Works Commissioner Abdulquawiy Olododo bags COREN certification |url=https://corenews.ng/index.php/2024/04/11/kwara-works-commissioner-abdulquawiy-olododo-bags-coren-certification/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Corenews.ng |language=en-US}} He currently serves as the Commissioner for Works in Kwara State.
Olododo was previously the Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development and later served as the acting Commissioner for Works and Transport before being officially appointed as Commissioner for Works.{{Cite web |last=Akinola |first=Ifeoluwa |date=2024-03-30 |title=Kwara Commissioner of Works, Transport inspects road, fly-over bridge projects |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/kwara-commissioner-of-works-transport-inspects-road-fly-over-bridge-projects/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-28 |title=80 illegal miners arrested in 10 months in Kwara, says EFCC |url=https://guardian.ng/news/80-illegal-miners-arrested-in-10-months-in-kwara-says-efcc/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=The Guardian Nigeria|language=en-US}}
Olododo is from Ilorin East, Ilorin, and graduated from Kwara State University.{{Cite web |last=Ajakaye|first=Rafiu|title=Unveiling Kwara’s next cabinet members|url=https://kwarastate.gov.ng/press_releases/unveiling-kwaras-next-cabinet-members/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=kwarastate.gov.ng}}
Career
Olododo was the General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) between July 2022 to August 2023. He was the Technical Assistant on Agriculture to the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq between 2020 and 2022.{{Cite web |last=Kanu |first=Peace Piak |date=2021-07-12 |title=Kwara State: Stakeholders advocate mentorship for Nigerian Youths |url=https://von.gov.ng/kwara-state-stakeholders-advocate-mentorship-for-nigerian-youths/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Voice of Nigeria |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Young technocrats seek mentorship for youths for national growth |url=https://www.ilorin.info/fullnews.php?id=29090 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=www.ilorin.info}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-05-03 |title=Kwara government commends NSPRI for emplacing agric technologies |url=https://guardian.ng/features/agro-care/kwara-government-commends-nspri-for-emplacing-agric-technologies/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=The Guardian Nigeria|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Only 10% of Kwara farmers have gotten interventions – Kwara govt - Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/only-10-of-kwara-farmers-have-gotten-interventions-kwara-govt/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=dailytrust.com |language=en-US}} In 2023, he was the Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development and the Supervising Commissioner for Works and Transport in Kwara State, Nigeria.{{Cite web |last=Sulaimon |first=Adekunle |date=2024-03-30 |title=Unity flyover bridge set for unveiling soon - Kwara commissioner |url=https://punchng.com/unity-flyover-bridge-set-for-unveiling-soon-kwara-commissioner/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=30 March 2024 |title=Unity flyover bridge near completion as Kwara officials inspect more road projects |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/unity-flyover-bridge-near-completion-as-kwara-officials-inspect-more-road-projects/ |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=The Nation}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-31 |title=Unity fly over bridge near completion as Kwara state government inspects more road projects - Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/unity-fly-over-bridge-near-completion-as-kwara-state-government-inspects-more-road-projects/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-US}}
= Commissioner for Works and Transport, Kwara State =
Early 2024, Abdulquawiy Olododo was appointed as the Commissioner for Works and Transport in Kwara State by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.{{Cite web |last=Ukoh |first=Emmanuel |date=2024-04-30 |title=Kwara Gov Swears In New Commissioner For Solid Minerals |url=https://von.gov.ng/kwara-gov-swears-in-new-commissioner-for-solid-minerals/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Voice of Nigeria |language=en-US}} This appointment followed a cabinet reshuffle where Olododo, who had been serving as the Commissioner for Solid Minerals, took on the role of Commissioner for Works and Transport.{{Cite web |last=Shehu |first=Sikirat |date=2024-05-01 |title=Abdulrazaq reshuffles cabinet, moves to prioritise solid minerals in Kwara |url=https://businessday.ng/news/article/abdulrazaq-reshuffles-cabinet-moves-to-prioritise-solid-minerals-in-kwara/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}} Prior to this, he had held the Works and Transport portfolio in an acting capacity while simultaneously overseeing the Ministry of Solid Minerals.
Following a restructuring by the Kwara State Executive Council in February 2025, the Ministry of Works and Transport was split into two separate ministries—the Ministry of Works and the newly established Ministry of Transportation.{{Cite web |title=Kwara Creates Transportation, Livestock Ministries |url=https://leadership.ng/kwara-creates-transportation-livestock-ministries/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Leadership |date=2025-02-25}}{{Cite web |title=Kwara Creates Two New Ministries |url=https://punchng.com/kwara-creates-two-new-ministries/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=The Punch |date=2025-02-25}} With this change, Olododo now serves as the Commissioner for Works, while a separate Commissioner is expected to oversee the Ministry of Transportation.