MUSA-ODODO ABDULRAHAMAN
This is the Only Way We Can Manifest Our Great and Unparalleled Destiny as a People
A Historic-Civilizational Justification
From the very beginning of human civilization – long before flags, borders, constitutions, or modern states – the survival and flourishing of nations depended on one eternal principle: the ability of a people to speak together, listen together, reason together, and decide together, guided not by ego or emotion, but by Wisdom.
This sacred human capacity is what the ancient world called Counsel,
what classical civilizations called Phronesis,
what spiritual traditions called Shūrā,
what African ancestors practiced under the Palaver Tree,
and what we now proclaim as Dialogue with Wisdom.
It is the oldest and most successful method of national survival.
It is the deepest technology of societal renewal.
It is the eternal path through which peoples discover destiny.
I. THE CIVILIZATIONAL TRUTH: NATIONS RISE WHEN THEY CONSULT WISELY, AND FALL WHEN THEY REFUSE TO LISTEN
Across history, empires, kingdoms, tribes, and modern states prospered only when they institutionalized wise dialogue:
Ancient African communities sustained peace through consensus councils.
In the Bible GOD invites Humanity Saying, “Come now, and let us reason together”.
Islamic civilizations anchored governance on
Shūrā – Divine-mandated consultation.
Egypt aligned governance with Ma’at – truth, balance, and cosmic order.
The Greek city-states built longevity through reasoned public deliberation.
China’s imperial courts practiced Confucian counsel for thousands of years.
Modern nations healed crises through structured national dialogues.
Whenever dialogue was abandoned, nations fractured.
Whenever wisdom was ignored, destiny was delayed.
Whenever hearing ceased, destruction began.
This is not philosophy – it is the Law of Civilization itself.
II. WHY NIGERIA MUST EMBRACE DIALOGUE WITH WISDOM NOW
Nigeria sits at a sacred intersection of time, history, and divine purpose.
We are too diverse to be ruled by monologue,
too gifted to be paralyzed by division,
too strategic to be weakened by silence,
too destined to ignore wisdom,
and too important to Africa and the world to fail.
- Because Our Diversity is Not a Burden – It is a Reservoir of National Wisdom
Nigeria is a constellation of cultures, tongues, histories, and spiritual experiences.
Each contains fragments of truth.
Dialogue unites these fragments into a national revelation.
- Because Our Challenges Cannot Be Solved by Power Alone
Armed force cannot create unity.
Politics cannot manufacture trust.
Economics cannot substitute for understanding.
Only wisdom – expressed through humble dialogue – can heal the fractures in our national soul.
- Because Destiny Demands Maturity
A nation becomes great not merely by population or resources but by the collective maturity to sit, reason, and rise together.
Nigeria’s greatness will not emerge from noise, anger, or accusation –
but from a people who choose to think as one, purpose as one, and act as one.
- Because Divine Purpose Requires Alignment
Every nation created by God has a mandate.
Nigeria’s mandate is leadership – spiritual, cultural, demographic, and continental.
But divine purpose can only manifest when a people align their hearts through wisdom-guided dialogue.
Where there is no wisdom, destiny remains locked.
Where wisdom is embraced, destiny accelerates.
III. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR NIGERIANS TO “DIALOGUE WITH WISDOM”?
It means:
- Speaking truth without hatred
Words become seeds of healing, not weapons of division.
- Listening with moral intelligence
Hearing beyond tribe, beyond politics, beyond self.
- Thinking with long-term vision
Choosing decisions that honour future generations.
- Subordinating ego to national good
Replacing “my interest” with “our future.”
- Acting from the higher consciousness
Seeing Nigeria not as a temporary project, but a divine trust.
When a people do this consistently, they unlock collective genius,
national unity,
and civilizational advancement.
IV. THE MOMENT OF NOW: A DIVINE SUMMONS TO NATIONAL MATURITY
Something deeper than politics is happening in Nigeria.
We are undergoing a historic spiritual transition –
a shift from fragmentation to oneness,
from suspicion to trust,
from reactive emotion to enlightened nationhood.
This is why this Call is Urgent:
“WE THE PEOPLE OF NIGERIA, LET US DIALOGUE WITH WISDOM.”
This is not a slogan.
This is not a proposal.
This is not a political program.
It is a Spiritual Instruction,
a Civilizational Necessity,
and a Destiny-defining Obligation.
If we embrace it, Nigeria will rise faster than any nation in modern history.
If we reject it, we postpone our greatness once again.
V. THE UNAVOIDABLE TRUTH: ONLY WISE DIALOGUE CAN GIVE BIRTH TO OUR DESTINY
Nigeria’s miraculous destiny – to stand as:
the spiritual centre of Africa,
the economic engine of the continent,
the moral conscience of the black world,
the demographic giant of global transformation –
cannot emerge from chaos, anger, tribalism, or isolated power.
It can only emerge from:
A people who sit together, think together, and choose wisdom over emotion.
A nation that consults before it acts.
A society that listens before it speaks.
A generation that values truth above victory.
This is the spiritual formula of nation-building.
This is the civilizational technology of destiny.
This is the ancient rhythm of wise nations.
This is the eternal law of collective greatness.
VI. THE FINAL DECLARATION
We, the People of Nigeria, Must Dialogue with Wisdom Now – because our Destiny is Calling, our History is Watching, and our Future is Waiting.
If We Unite our Voices through Wisdom,
We Shall Rise as a Nation Unmatched in Strength, Unmatched in Purpose, Unmatched in Destiny.
For Wisdom is the Mother of Unity.
Dialogue is the Engine of Destiny.
And Nigeria is the Nation Ordained to Lead!
Shepherd of Nigerian Divine Destiny
Musa-Ododo Abdulrahaman
Founder, Initiative for Discovery of Nigeria Heritage and Endowment (IDNHE)
Convener, The Conscious Creation of a New Nigeria
Chairman, National Policy Dialogue.
www.nationalpolicydialogue.org
