▁be ▁implemented ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁these ▁object ives ▁were ▁the ▁de valu ation ▁of ▁the ▁na ira , ▁reduction ▁of ▁pet role um ▁products ▁subs id ies ▁and ▁trade ▁liberal ization . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office , ▁F ala e ▁became ▁a ▁vocal ▁def ender ▁of ▁S AP ▁even ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁becoming ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁the ▁masses , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁mon iker ▁" Mr . ▁S AP " ▁amongst ▁ordinary ▁Niger ians . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Federal ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁regime ▁of ▁I bra him ▁Bab ang ida . ▁He ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁office ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁There after , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁transition ▁programme . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁F ala e ' s ▁for ay ▁into ▁politics ▁started ▁during ▁the ▁Third ▁Republic . ▁Bab ang ida ▁had ▁b anned ▁' old ▁bre ed ' ▁polit icians , ▁who ▁were ▁mostly ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁held ▁elect ive ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁such ▁as ▁B ola ▁I ge ▁and ▁Late ef ▁Jak ande . ▁F ala e ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁candidate ▁of ▁choice ▁for ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Aw ol owo ▁and ▁some ▁progress ives ▁within ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁She hu ▁Mus a ▁Y ar ' A du a ▁before ▁the ▁elections ▁were ▁cancel led . ▁He ▁later