Bunu Sheriff Musa

Bunu Sheriff Musa is a Nigerian administrator and engineer who was a federal minister of Mines, Power and Steel during the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.

Musa was born in Maiduguri and had his primary education at a local school in the city. He then attended Government College, Maiduguri for his secondary school studies graduating in 1967, thereafter, went to Federal School of Science to obtain his higher school certificate. Musa earned a degree in engineering from Ahmadu Bello University and a master's degree from Southampton University. Between 1970 and 1980, he worked as an engineer for the Inland Waterways division of the Federal Ministry of Transport and then transferred services to Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA). In 1981, he became the general manager of CBDA.

After a military coup brought General Babangida to power, Musa was among members of the new executive cabinet when he was appointed Minister of Industries. He was moved shuffled between various ministries serving as minister of Mines and Power, Aviation and Water Resources. In 1990, he was redeployed to the Ministry of Labour to quell tensions arising when unions demanded higher minimum wage. Musa developed a working relationship with the labour leaders yielding to some wage increases in 1990.

Musa is a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.