During his time in office he served a couple different cabinet portfolios under the government of Don Getty.
Both had played key roles in drafting the 1997 Constitution and had served under the deposed government, although they had resigned several months before the coup.
He also served under the government of Suleyman Demirel as speaker of the government in the 1960s.
Mr. Solana served as the Spanish foreign minister under the last Socialist government.
Only a very few gendarmes were able to continue to serve under the communist government, but eventually they, too, were executed.
He replaced Peter H. Burnett who had served under the provisional government, but declined to serve on the territorial court.
Judges and prosecutors who trained and even served under the Communist government are still in office and reluctant to take harsh measures.
During his time in office he served as a cabinet minister under the government of Ralph Klein serving various cabinet portfolios from 1994 to 2004.
In 1987, he was elected as congressman, serving a total of 11 years as legislator under the new democratic government.
He also served as commissioner for arts and culture in Edo State under the government of Lucky Igbinedion.