WE MUST SHIFT OUR ATTENTION FROM POWER TO CONSCIOUS STATECRAFT & NATION BUILDING – NOW
MUSA-ODODO ABDULRAHAMAN
Nigeria: A Special Case for a New Civilization
I. THE ILLUSION OF POWER: A HISTORICAL CURSE ON CIVILIZATIONS
Power.
That seductive force, cloaked in the illusion of control, has brought down kingdoms, scattered empires, and enslaved minds from ancient Egypt to modern Nigeria. Civilizations have perished not from lack of knowledge or resource – but from the cancerous obsession with power.
Rome fell not just from external enemies, but from internal power struggles that consumed the republic and ushered in imperial tyranny.
The mighty Ottoman Empire disintegrated under its own bloated elite – power became a hereditary drug rather than a responsibility.
In Mughal India, Aurangzeb’s quest to centralize power destroyed the balance built by Akbar, unleashing fragmentation and eventual colonization.
Africa, post-colonial, is littered with the wreckage of nations whose leaders gained independence only to imitate the power-hoarding of their former colonial masters.
Nigeria is a Special Case
Nigeria’s tragedy is not a failure of leadership alone, but a systemic enslavement to the illusion of power. Every political season is a war of power blocks – not to serve, but to capture.
Power has become a currency of domination, not service.
It is not used to create a better nation, but to control institutions, silence voice of reasons, loot resources, and rewrite truth.
It is power for power’s sake – not for nation-building, not for justice, not for the people.
Thus, we are underdeveloped, not because we lack potential, but because we are over-powered –
or more precisely, addicted to the illusion of power.
What a calamity! We chase something so powerless… Power that cannot create life, cannot unite hearts, cannot birth a nation.
II. THE CALAMITY OF INSATIABLE DESIRE FOR POWER
The greatest calamity is not poverty or even ignorance – it is this insatiable, blind craving for power.
The so-called “powerful” are often the most insecure. They fear the people. They fear truth. They fear time.
Power without Consciousness becomes a trap:
It feeds ego, but not purpose.
It conquers others, but not self.
It dominates land, but cannot cultivate harmony.
It leads to state capture, not nation creation.
This is why Nigeria bleeds – not from natural causes, but from the artificial battle for an illusion. Every election is a battlefield, every tribe a political chess piece, every citizen a pawn.
We Must Break this spell Now!
III. FROM POWER TO ESSENCE: THE URGENT SHIFT TO CONSCIOUS STATECRAFT
The time has come for a Sacred Shift – from the shallow intoxication of “power” to the Deep Waters of Conscious Statecraft.
What is Statecraft?
It is the art of Building a Nation Consciously – by design, not accident; by Ideals, not impulse; by Principles, not personalities.
The True Work of Leadership is not to rule over people but to Elevate their Spirit, Organize their Potential, and Awaken their National Destiny.
We must now refocus our Attention, not on who holds power – but on how to Build a New Nigeria.
IV. THE POWER OF ATTENTION – THE TRUE COSMIC CURRENCY
What is Attention?
Attention is Energy.
It is the Fundamental Currency of Reality – the only Language the Universe hears and Responds to.
What you place your attention on expands.
What you ignore withers.
The world you see is shaped by what you choose to give your Attention to.
Attention is the Original Power
Before power, before wealth, before anything – there was Attention.
It is attention that gives birth to ideas, nurtures relationships, builds cultures, and manifests worlds.
It is not Power that rules the World – it is Attention.
This is why empires rise and fall based on what they pay Attention to:
If attention is on justice, they prosper.
If Attention is on Greed, they Fall.
If Attention is on Truth, they Endure.
So ask: What has Nigeria been paying Attention to?
Power! Politics! Ethnicity! Wealth! Control!
No wonder our nation is stagnating.
V. ATTENTION TO CONSCIOUS NATION-BUILDING: THE PATH TO THE NEW NIGERIA
Let us Shift our Collective Attention to What Truly Matters:
The Essence of Life
The Human Being as the Nation
The Soul of Nigeria
The Architecture of a Just and Prosperous Society
The Eternal Values that make Nations Great: Truth, Justice, Oneness, Vision, Wisdom
If we do this, Nigeria will not just develop – She will be Reborn.
Nigeria is no ordinary land. She is the Archetype of the Last New Civilization of Humankind – the Birth place of a Civilization of Peace, Justice, Culture, and Spiritual Awakening for the World.
But we cannot birth this civilization with our attention trapped in the hunger for power.
We must channel our energy into higher politics, visionary governance, collective nation-creation, and cosmic consciousness.
VI. THE CALL: THE SHIFT MUST BE NOW
The future of Nigeria and the fate of Humanity are intertwined.
This shift – from Power to Conscious Statecraft – is not optional. It is urgent.
We Must act Now. Not tomorrow.
Let Seers and Thinkers Rise.
Let True Leaders Awaken.
Let Youths Redirect their Focus.
Let the people reclaim their Sacred Responsibility.
The New Nigeria is not a political project.
It is a Spiritual Destiny, a Cosmic Assignment, a Civilizational pivot point.
And it begins with where we place our attention.
In Summary:
Power has become a curse when detached from purpose.
Civilizations rise by attention, fall by power struggles.
Nigeria must abandon the chase for power and embrace Conscious Statecraft.
Attention is the True Power – the Cosmic Currency of all Manifestation.
The New Nigeria requires a Shift in Collective Focus NOW – toward Truth, Oneness, and Purpose.
Let us give our Sacred Attention to the Creation of a Nation that will inspire the World.
Because what we Attend to, we Become!
🇳🇬 Long Live the New Nigeria – A Nation of Light for All Humanity.
Shepherd of the Nigerian Destiny
Musa-Ododo Abdulrahaman
Convener, The Conscious Creation of a New Nigeria.
Chairman, National Policy Dialogue.
www.nationalpolicydialogue.org
