Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- Few months after he was sworn-in as President in 2015, former President, Muhammadu Buhari, lamented that fate played a fast one on him as he could only get back to power at old age, when age-related illness had started taking a toll on him. Shortly after the former President assumed office for his first civilian term, Buhari, while speaking to the Nigerian community in Johannesburg, South Africa, openly admitted that advanced age would limit his physical capacity compared to his younger years as a military leader.

The 'tall man' from Daura was 72 when he was sworn in as the democratically elected leader after three failed attempts for the Presidency. For context, Buhari contested for the presidency in 2003, under the ...