We have become accustomed in our public space to discuss our political crises from the perspective of governments: their competence and corruption, their strength and weakness, their success and failure.
While this discussion is important, it often overlooks a more essential question: what about society itself? Has a political culture formed within it that makes the state possible and stable? Or do we still treat the state as a political prize or an open arena for conflict, rather than as a unifying framework that organizes public life and protects it from chaos?
The modern state is not built solely on the existence of a central authority, but on society’s acceptance of the idea of law as a supreme reference—not obeyed because it comes from power, but because it represents a moral contract between citizens. In societies where the idea of the state has settled, respecting the law becomes daily behavior, even when it conflicts with the direct interest of the individual or group.
When the law is viewed merely as a text that can be circumvented or ignored at the first opportunity, the state gradually transforms into a weak entity, regardless of the tools of power it possesses.
One of the most serious challenges facing the state project in our societies is the persistent confusion between the public and private spheres, between personal opinion and institutional stance, and between what comes from individuals and what should come from the state. When these boundaries blur, public discourse becomes a space for misinterpretation and ambiguity, and the state—in the eyes of both domestic and foreign observers—becomes an entity incapable of expressing itself clearly or maintaining distance between institutions and individuals.
At its core, the state is not merely control over land and borders, but control over the internal system that governs discourse, institutions, and public behavior.
Sovereignty begins with internal discipline before it manifests in foreign policy; it begins with clarity of roles between the state and society before it appears in international relations. When these boundaries become unstable, the image of the state becomes confused.
The state is not measured by its ability to issue decisions, but by its ability to implement and follow up on them, turning them into tangible reality. In this context, the news of the second Cabinet meeting of 2026, chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris, announced the relocation of all ministries to the capital, Khartoum, and discussed issues related to reorganizing the civil service, creating employment opportunities for youth according to justice and efficiency standards, moving toward digital transformation of state institutions, completing legal bodies, including the Constitutional Court, and addressing service issues in the capital.
A real state is not born in the moment a decision is issued, but in the following day, in the daily follow-up of its implementation, in the existence of institutions capable of measuring progress, holding the negligent accountable, and setting clear deadlines for completing work. Only then does politics transform from discourse to administration, from declaration of intent to a work program.
One of the crises of governance in many of our countries is not the absence of decisions, but the absence of a culture of follow-up. Initiatives are announced, meetings are held, directives are issued, but time passes without these decisions becoming a tangible reality felt by people in their daily lives. Without periodic review, the state becomes a machine for producing decisions rather than a device for implementing them.
Therefore, the real challenge facing any project to rebuild the state does not lie only in policy formulation, but in building what can be called a “state of follow-up,” a state that continuously measures its performance, links each decision to a clear implementation plan, a specific timeline, and institutional accountability that does not allow evasion or delay.
When this culture takes root, the meaning of the state changes in public consciousness. It is no longer just a distant authority issuing directives from its offices, but a living apparatus that moves, monitors implementation, and holds the negligent accountable. Only then do institutions begin to regain society’s trust, because people judge the state not by what it says, but by what it achieves.
Yet all these steps remain incomplete unless supported by a firmly rooted political culture in society’s consciousness.
The modern state does not rise on laws and institutions alone, but on society’s ability to live within it, on accepting political disagreement and differing opinions as a driving force, and on strict adherence to the rule of law.
Here emerges a striking paradox in our political behavior: many demand democracy but do not accept its outcomes when they do not meet their expectations; they demand the rule of law while simultaneously seeking exceptions that serve their interests. They reject authority when it is in the hands of their opponents, then defend it when it shifts to their allies. Amid these contradictions, talking about the state becomes closer to a political slogan than a national project.
Thus, the question we must ask today is not only: who rules? But: are we truly ready for a state that does not only issue decisions, but commits to following them until they become reality? A state that knows that time is part of politics, that every project has a deadline for execution, and that the success of the state is measured by what is achieved on the ground.
According to #Face_of_Truth, this is the question behind many of our political crises. It is not meant to accuse anyone, but to place the entire society before a clear mirror. The state is not a slogan to be raised, but a daily culture based on discipline, responsibility, respect for the law, and a strong will to turn decisions into actions.
When this meaning is entrenched, the features of the new state begin to take shape, a state that does not settle for promises, but creates its reality through work, follow-up, and timelines.
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Saturday, March 7, 2026
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