 He was re-elected to parliament from Bombali District's Constituency 33 in the August 2007 parliamentary election, receiving 73.2% of the vote.He was leader of the All People's Congress (APC) from 1996 until 2002.He contested the 1996 national election for president, but lost the election after gaining just 5.1% of the first round of voting, good enough for fifth place.