He enters the Teachers Training College, Zaria in 1946 and graduated in 1948 with a Grade II Certificate and he went for a West African Local Government Course from the London School of Economics from 1954 to 1955.

He was later titled the Waziri of Gombe Emirate during that time he was in London for Local government course in 1956 there after he came back to the country.

[9] As of the 1966 coup, he returned to Gombe Native Authority as Councilor for Works, he help to build the drainage system in Tudun Wada to Jekadafari in Gombe after the defuna North-Eastem State creation happened in 1968, he served twice as a permanent member in the Public Service Commission to 1973 and became the chairman in the Local Government Service Board.

Serving as chairman he ensured the relationship between traditional leaders was very corral and he was later appointed as the Chairman of the Nigeria Industrial Development Bank, holding that position from 1973 to 1976 made him upon to introduced branch offices in Kaduna, Aba and Bauchi and approved granting loans to groups or individuals at the locations without referring them to Lagos which is the head office during, after Bauchi State was created, he was made the Chairman of Public Service Commission taking response of appointment and promotions of civil servants in the State.

Before his demise he was an active member in the Gombe State Movement later was demolished by the Major General Buhari regime in 1984.