In 1953 he was elected into the Eastern House of Assembly under the NCNC banner and in 1957 he was again elected member of the House with a massive vote of 67,000 second only to NCNC leader Nnamdi Azikiwe who polled 77,000 votes.
He was elected into the Eastern House of Assembly under the NCNC banner. This was in 1953. He was again elected member of the House with a massive vote of 67,000 second only to NCNC leader Nnamdi Azikiwe. This was in 1957. This NCNC leader Nnamdi Azikiwe polled 77,000 votes.