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ou have been asking yourself rhetorical questions like Why is this old soldier desperate to rule again? What is he looking for? What made him shed tears when he was addressing journalists?

The retired General and former head of state is telling you that he is not desperate but desirous of giving back to his beloved country and her people that include his own family.

Buhari is telling you that he is not looking for any personal gains but that he is deeply concerned about you all, especially the downtrodden and that his conviction tells him he has a better idea to make life more abundant for you.

The man of great courage and integrity is telling you he shed tears on your behalf because he is seeing what you are not seeing but that is hurting you and devaluing your essence of living.

If you are still not convinced or you are still confused, please lend him your ears and listen solemnly to his whispers to you.

Muhammadu Buhari is saying solemnly that God loves us all as Nigerians and endowed us abundantly in terms of environment, natural resources, population and indeed all other good things of life that suggests as if we are the original God's Own country but we have not kept faith with him.

The one time federal commissioner for petroleum is whispering to your ears and to your hearing that as fortunate citizens of a country with great potentials that you are naturally qualified for good things of life which are being presently denied you.

You first asked him questions but he is now asking you questions. Is there a reason for you as Nigerians to be hungry in the midst of plenty? He is asking you further, Why should you not have access to qualitative and affordable health care?.

The General also wants to know why must your daughters be forced to sex slavery in desperation to pay school fees? And why is your government unable to uphold human capital development? He is asking you Why is employment generation a rocket science?

Muhammadu Buhari wants to know whether it is charitable for your graduate sons and daughters to pay a levy in order to be qualified to participate in scanty job vacancy being sought after by ample applicants? Still a bewilderment to the General, he wants to know why you should get killed in the process of wanting to get employed.

Buhari is susurrating to you like Papa Awo and MKO Abiola did, that you and I, his beloved people in his beloved country should embrace his offer to turn things around for the greatest good of the greatest number.

Buhari's body language disapproves of the oppression being suffered by the people of the geographical area that represents the Goose that lays the golden eggs,(the blackgold); that gives the remainder of the component body substantial revenue to share. His body language is speaking that he wants a better deal for the people of South South who bear the brunt of environmental depravity.

Buhari is asking himself why is it impossible to pay our women fixed amount on the basis of maximum of four children per mother till age eighteen? The infantry General believes all inter state roads must be constructed into standard highways to reduce avoidable deaths through bad roads.

GMB through his whispers, laments the alleged involvement of members of the profession of his first love (Soldiering), in acts of indiscipline like the burning of mass transit vehicles and traveling on dedicated bus lanes. Buhari through his body language bemoans the recklessness, dereliction of duty and professionalism abandonment by the Nigeria Police in their day to day dealings with the public that should hitherto appreciate them. The General is saying that he will not sit idle and watch a bunch of miscreants and important thugs abase His Lordship in the temple of justice no matter the gains or favor that may accrue to him from such abomination.

Must leaders lead by engaging in conspicuous consumption and prodigality when the majority lack and more so when such exiguity is precipitated by their leaders?, Buhari is asking through his whispers. He is also asking why a leader of all should not embrace the faith of all why he keeps his own faith also? He is wondering why a person exalted in the midst of several millions to lead would deem it fit to allow his aides to divide people of common destiny along faith and ethnic strait?

General Buhari sheds tears when he remembers those who sacrificed their lives to make this country great and indivisible; when he watches helplessly how gifted artistes like Lere Paimo and many others are not getting maximum rewards for their input; and he sheds tears when he watches helplessly people losing their beloved ones to avoidable deaths.

The patriot is carefully whispering to you that he shares a parallel line with acts of corruption and that if you allow him to help you, it will take you no time to spot the difference between him and them.

The Democrat convert and a true one for that matter, is telling you that he will lead by example and operate within the ambit of the law and that he expects you all to respect the laws so that we can have cohesion. Through his body language he is narrating to you that as military Head of State, he never at any time usurped the functions of his deputy hence his deputy of blessed memory was more visible than him in interacting with the public.

Through his whispers, GMB is telling you to judge him by his antecedent as Head of State on how he decisively dealt with Maitasine sect uprising and judge whether he is supposed to be blackmailed as a religious fundamentalist by his adversaries.

Buhari is saying that he is a devout Muslim but he absolutely absorb the freedom of others to practice their own religion as his choices of running mates in his previous presidential races are attestable to this assertion.

The message from Buhari's whispering is that Nigeria gave him the opportunity to rise and accomplish his wishes in his chosen profession, he is now telling you all that all of you must enjoy the freedom of realizing your dream as one of the dividends of citizenry.

The General is telling you and me that what you are running after to Sokoto town is right in your Sokoto ( trouser). He is asking you Why go abroad? Why do you need to check out as "Andrew" wanted to do? GMB is reiterating his saying of the past that indeed past generations and present generations have no other country than Nigeria and that he is still steadfast and committed to salvaging it together with others.

Buhari says there is more than enough to go round. Despite the plundering that had been ongoing, General says the left over in the Sun planet is potent enough to dry our clothes. The spartan leader is expressing through his body language that you will enjoy life more abundant in Agriculture, in Technology, in entertainment, in transportation and more than ever before you shall be tempted to do away with iron security doors that imprison you in your own house because security shall attract greater attention.

The General sheds tears when he relives the drudgery and turmoil of ordinary citizens' daily routine and getting little in returns; the risk of bag snatchers, "One Chance" commercial vehicle operators, kidnappers and ritualists prowling the roads and the frustration of returning home to meet darkness even though you pay fixed amount to the extortionists saddled with the responsibility of providing electricity.

The General says you deserve the best as citizen of the potentially best country in the world in terms of integrated transportation system that gives you comfort of air conditioner and easily accessible and safe ride at any time of travel.

In a nutshell, the General is whispering to us all that it could be better than this in all ramifications hence he has offered himself for service if only to give back to a country that made him whom he wanted to be.

I stand to be counted. What about you?