He served as Minister of State for Public Health under former president Shehu Shagari's administration in 1983.
After obtaining his primary education, he later proceeded to Waka Teachers' College, Biu in 1968 and completed it in 1972.
He taught at Government Secondary School, Maiha where he also acted as the vice principal.
He resigned from his teaching appointment and took to active politics in 1978, where he succeeded in being elected into the state's House of Assembly.
He later became the zonal vice chairman of North East of the People's Democratic Party.