He has at times expressed a preference to be referred to by his adopted African name, Sowande Uhuru.

[8] He subsequently ran in the 2015 general election for the People's Empowerment Party (PEP), also as an at large candidate.

[9] He was appointed Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture from 2019.

[10][11] He was the acting Premier during the arrest of Andrew Fahie in April 2022 on drug trafficking and money laundering charges in Miami, United States.

[12][13] On 5 May 2022, he brought a motion of no confidence against his own government for the removal of Andrew Fahie as Premier.