Hareter Babatunde Oralusi started his political career in 2005 by joining Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State. In 2007 he contested election into the Federal House of Representatives under the Leadership Party but stepped down during the consensus dialogue for an older politician.
From 2007-2010, Oralusi was appointed Senior Special Assistant (Executive Assistant) to Executive Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola on Water Resources and Rural Development.
In 2010 he was appointed to the board of Nigerian Labour Cooperative Society and was promoted to Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) in 2011. As the Deputy Secretary-General of the Nigerian Labour Cooperative Society, he was credited with re-designing the organization into an internationally recognized social enterprise. Under this designation, Oralusi also initiates, design, and coordinated the first International Cooperative Conference in Nigeria in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture aimed at facilitatin