Hails from Busu in Doko Local Government Area of Niger State
A house-hold name in the country and beyond. A Nigerian scholar, politician and former Minister of Information under the Interim Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan.
Director of the Mass Mobilization for Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER) and later, Information Minister in the Government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
A former Senator
Former Minister of Agriculture, Information and Culture, Cooperation and Integration in Africa and again former Information and National Orientation; above all; a Presidential aspirant.
He popularized the mantra – If you want to serve, serve well etc.