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About Abubakar Iro Danmusa
- Iro Abubakar Danmusa (31 December 1935 – 14 August 2010) was a Nigerian politician and former minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
- He was prominent in the government of Shehu Shagari, serving as Minister of Social Development, Youth and Sports (1979-1981), Minister of State of Finance (1981), Minister of Aviation (1981-1982) and FCT Minister (1982-1983) Born in Safana, Northern region of Nigeria, Danmusa obtained in General Certificate Education through self study and then proceeded to the Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University.
- He started work in the civil service, beginning at Katsina Native Authority before transferring service to North Central State.
- His foray in politics began in 1977 when he became a member of the Constituent Assembly, thereafter he pitched his tent with the National Party of Nigeria in the 1979 elections.
- In 1982, he succeeded John Kadiya as FCT minister, at the time, two districts within the capital city's phase one plan were moving towards completion.
- During the regime, there was focus on developing infrastructure in the accelerated district later known as Garki, this district will accommodate the first civil service workers and construction workers.
- The other is the North-West district (Wuse) which was also nearing completion.During the fourth republic, Danmusa was National Vice Chairman of the People's Democratic Party in 1999.
- In 2006, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of PDP and was campaign coordinator of the failed presidential bid of Gov Victor Attah.He comes from a respectable family from the long line of the Abubakar Danmusa family also known as Yandakawa which its ancestors can be traced back to Mali.
- He is the 6th born out of 27 children.
- his father Alhaji Abubakar Danmusa was the king of the town, Danmusa in Katsina state who isn't actually from there but migrated with his family.
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