Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1950, Salami aiva munyori weIbadan Cooperative Produce Marketing Union, basa raibatanidza kuongorora uye kubhadhara kwezvigadzirwa zvakaunzwa nenhengo dzemakambani. Pashure pokunge apedza basa rake nekambani yemubatanidzwa, akazoshanda neUAC. Munguva isati yasununguka, Salami akabatana neMabolaje Alliance yaAdegoke Adelabu. Muna 1954, akahwina musarudzo yemakanzuru kuIbadan District Council pasi pemureza weNCNC uye muna 1956, akaenderera mberi kuhwina sarudzo kuWestern House of Assembly, achikunda mutungamiri, Akinloye. Mushure mekufa kwaAdelabu muna 1958, dambudziko mukati meIbadan NCNC bazi rakatungamira kubuda kwaSalami kubva kuNCNC. Pashure pacho, akabatana neAction Group uye aiva nhengo yeboka raAkintola. Akasarudzwa zvakare kupinda muIbadan District Council muna 1961 uye akazogadzwa semutungamiriri mukuru, Western Nigeria Development Corporation. Pashure pokubudirira kwechiuto kwa
Ndira 15, 1966, Salami akaiswa mujeri kwemwedzi mishanu asati asunungurwa nemasoja panguva yekurwisa-kuputsa kwaJuly 1966.