He defected from PDP to APC alongside the state governor Bello Matawalle and other diplomats.
He was the serving senator since 2019 for Zamfara Central in the 9th National Assembly before his appointment as deputy governor.
He previously served in this position from 2007 to 2011 losing reelection in 2011 to Kabir Garba Marafa.
He held appointments as Commissioner for Health, Commerce, Environment, Water Resources, Land & Housing, local government and chieftaincy affairs of Zamfara State (1999–2007).
After being elected to the Senate 2007 in the 6th National Assembly, he was appointed to committees on Science & Technology, Public Accounts, Marine Transport, Health, Gas and Employment, Labour & Productivity and in the 9th National Assembly 2019 he was the Chairman Senate committee on Ecology and climate change.