leading to the successful restoration of the government of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah on 10 March 1998. Led the ECOWAS Team and was the first to enter Sierra Leone to assess the situation on the ground after the liberation of Freetown from the rebels by ECOMOG Forces 18–19 February 1998 to permit the return of president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah from exile in Conakry. Roles at Organization of African Unity His tenure as Foreign Minister coincided with the period when the West African sub-region and indeed much of Africa was beset with conflicts, which including civil wars in Angola, Rwanda/Burundi, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), the Sudan, Liberia, Somalia and Sierra Leone. The central organ of the OAU was established in Cairo in 1994 as a mechanism for resolving these conflicts. In his tenure, Nigeria retained her membership of the central organ in the three successive elections which were conducted annually. Aside from the several meetings of the OAU council of ministers, Ikimi represented Nigerian Head of State at the summit meeting of the Central Organ of the OAU Mechanism for the Prevention, Management and Resolution of Conflicts in Tunis, 20 April 1995. He also Led Nigeria’ delegation to the 31st OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 26–28 June 1995, also in Cameroun, 9–10 July 1996 at the 32 OAU Assembly. Zimbabwe, 1–3 June 1997 and Burkina Faso, 8 June 1998. Politics Founding Member and Member of Board of Trustees of All Peoples Party (APP) in 1999-2001 Accepted the invitation to join the PDP on 22 September 2001. Became Chairman People's Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention Presidential Election Panel in January 2003. Was the PDP candidate at the primary election at Eagle Square that returned President Olusegun Obasanjo. Founding Member and National Leader - Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) 2005-2006, Inaugurated the party in Edo State on February 21, 2006. Founding Member and Member of National Caucus, Action Congress (AC) Party 2006-2010. He Led the Action Congress (AC) to win the Governorship elections in Edo State in 2007 and in 2012 Election. Coordinating Chairman- Merger Talks of Major Opposition Parties [ACN], [ANPP], and [CPC]. Parties merged to form All Progressives Congress ([APC]) in July, 2013. Member of Interim Executive Committee (IEC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) Serving as National Vice Chairman South-South Geopolitical Zone July 2013 Withdrew membership from All Progressives Congress from