 On the platform of the Nigerian People's Party (NPP) in 1979 he was elected and became a member of the House of Representatives.In 1984 he was made a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Chief Justice of Nigeria on the recommendation of the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee.In September 1994 he was appointed Attorney General & Minister for Justice for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a position he held until 1997.