▁In ▁this ▁role , ▁he ▁simultaneously ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Princi pal ▁Political ▁Secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁serving ▁both ▁General ▁Ol use gun ▁Ob as an jo ▁and ▁President ▁She hu ▁Sh ag ari . ▁King ibe ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁permanent ▁secretary ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁special ▁services ▁within ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office , ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Party ▁politics ▁King ibe ▁entered ▁party ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁build ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁transition ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Niger ian ▁Republic . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁director ▁of ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Front ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁polit icians ▁such ▁as ▁At iku ▁Ab ub ak ar , ▁B ola ▁T in ub u , ▁Abd ulla hi ▁Ali y u ▁Sum ail a ▁and ▁Rab iu ▁K w ank was o , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁led ▁by ▁She hu ▁Mus a ▁Y ar ' A du a . ▁The ▁front ▁later ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁elections ▁for ▁national ▁executive ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁party , ▁King ibe ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Front ▁fa ction ▁of ▁SD P ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁chairman , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁cl inch . ▁As ▁party ▁chairman , ▁King ibe ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁organization