1. That a democracy is different from the military, in democracy, loyalty is not the question, what matters is the interest, no permanent friends, no permanent enemies. Even though he's got no permanent friends, he's got permanent enemies.

2. That in life, if you are irreplaceable, u cannot be promoted; Buhari does not seem to be grooming any successor to pass on his ideologies to, if anything happens to him, there'll hardly be anybody to carry on with his ideologies and no one should mention el rufai 'cos before next election, I'm sure he'll be in another political party.

3. That politics is not just about wits, its more about charm and charisma and for a man who hardly smiles and seem to have speech impediment when it comes to spoken english, it will be hard for him to convince the younger generation who were not yet born during his military junta. (the last presidential debate comes to mind).

4. That for a diverse country like Nigeria, u cant win a presidential election by regionalising your campaign and outreach, consultation must reach the ends of the entire country.

5. That you dont work for yourself alone, at the end of the day, governance is about having a solid backing. May i ask how many senators/house of reps members are from his party, how many governors? Assuming he won the presidential election how well would he have governed with over 90% of elected positions going to opposing political parties. The last election comes to mind - once he didnt win, he withdrew without working for governorship aspirants in his party who stood better chances in the north.

6. Lastly, he should never cry in public, for pete's sake he is a trained soldier, retired general at that.