In 1979, he was elected to the position of the National Vice-Chairman of that party and in recognition of his contribution to national development, he was conferred with the honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger by President Shehu Shagari.From 1990 until 1994, he was a member of the elders caucus of the National Republican Convention (NRC), one of the two political parties set up by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida during Nigeria's third republic.. 
Òkìkí rẹ̀ kàn ní ọdún 2008 fún ipa rẹ̀ nínú Reloaded.. 