Ibrahim Bunu

Ibrahim Bunu PhD (HON), FNIA, CON is one of Nigeria’s renowned and notable architects with an extensive portfolio; ranging from commercial buildings, residential and public administrative buildings. His work is easily notable across the capital city’s (Abuja) skyline; including the iconic NNPC Towers, The Nigerian Security Printing and Minting, and many other distinctive projects across the entire country. His company was also the Consultant Architect for Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria. He was member board of directors and the Chairman of Hallmark Bank PLC.

He was Minister of the Federal Capital territory (FCT), Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, holding office from May 1999 until February 2001 in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was replaced by Engineer Mohammed Abba Gana, also of Borno State, in a cabinet reshuffle in February 2001. He was also a serving Minister of State, Housing and Environment during the Shagari Administration. He is considered the founding father of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in his hometown and state, Borno.

Biography
Bunu was born on 25 December 1950 in Ngala, Borno State and studied architecture with a Master’s degree from Ahmad’s Bello University, Nigeria. In 1982 he was appointed Minister of State, Housing and Environment. Bunu designed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Towers in Abuja.

In March 2010 President Goodluck Jonathan set up a Federal Projects Assessment Committee headed by Bunu "to assess and provide necessary information on the status of on-going Federal Government projects across the nation."