Abdulquawiy Abdulganiyu Olododo | |
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![]() Olododo during a presentation | |
Kwara State Commissioner for Works and Transport | |
Assumed office April 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Abdulquawiy Abdulganiyu Olododo |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Nationality | Nigeria |
Education | Kwara State University |
Occupation | Politician, Entrepreneur |
Abdulquawiy Abdulganiyu Olododo is a Nigerian politician, entrepreneur, and engineer [1] [2] who had served Kwara State in Nigeria as the State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, [3] and the acting Commissioner for Works and Transport since 2023. [4] Olododo is from Ilorin East, Ilorin, and graduated from Kwara State University. [5]
Olododo was the General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) between July 2022 to August 2023. [5] He was the Technical Assistant on Agriculture to the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq between 2020 to 2022. [6] [7] [8] [9] In 2023, he was the Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development and the Supervising Commissioner for Works and Transport in Kwara State, Nigeria. [10] [11] [12]
Early 2024, Abdulquawiy Olododo was appointed as the Commissioner for Works and Transport in Kwara State by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. [13] 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. [14] Prior to this, he had held the Works and Transport portfolio in an acting capacity while simultaneously overseeing the Ministry of Solid Minerals. [10] [4]
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