 He also became a professor of philosophy Bigard Memorial Senior Seminary [Roman Catholic Mission] in Enugu State.In 1979, at the age of 37 he was appointed as the Political Adviser and strategist to then president, Shehu Shagari.In the third republic he belonged to the Peoples Front which joined the Social Democratic Party under the leadership of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua together with politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Babagana Kingibe, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Sunday Afolabi and Rabiu Kwankwaso.He was a member of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) during the Sani Abacha transition program.