The KEFIANO 2027 Vision · Manifesto
Plateau 2027.
Plateau First: a five-pillar manifesto for a safe, productive and connected Plateau.
Security to produce. Learning to liberate. Roads to connect. Health to function. Prosperity for all 17 LGAs.
The proposed governing term: 2027–2031.
A note on the figures: Every number about Plateau today comes from a named public source cited in the manifesto. Every number about the future is a campaign projection, target or commitment, and is marked as such.
Source: KEFIANO 2027 Vision, Plateau First manifesto, prepared by the KEFIANO Research and Policy Team, November 2026.
The Plateau
we inherit.
Fertile highland soil, minerals, a cool climate and an energetic diaspora, held back by insecurity that empties farms and heavy dependence on federal allocation. This is the starting point, as the manifesto cites it.
- 2,630People killed in Plateau, May 2023 to May 2025: the highest toll of any state in the national count. The manifesto notes these figures are disputed in parts.Source · Amnesty International
- 6:1Nearly six naira from the Federation Account for every naira Plateau raised itself in 2025 (₦257.9bn against ₦45.1bn).Source · PSIRS; Federation Account, 2025
- 23.2%Of school-age children out of school, with frontline schools closed by insecurity for weeks at a time.Source · Plateau SUBEB data cited in 2026
- 7.4%Unemployment in 2023, against 5.4% nationally: among the ten worst states.Source · National Bureau of Statistics, 2023
The KEFIANO Agenda · 2027–2031
Five pillars. One rock.
A farmer who cannot reach his farm safely will not feed the processing hub. A child who is sick will not learn. A trader with no road will not pay tax. So we start with security, because nothing else stands without it, and we build the other pillars on the same rock.
- Pillar 1Security FirstSecurity First: The Plateau Homeland Security Model
No farm, market, school or road left unprotected
₦144bn4-year projection
- Pillar 2A Prosperous PlateauThe Economy: A Prosperous Plateau
Turn land, minerals and culture into jobs and value at home
₦240bn4-year projection
- Pillar 3A Strong PlateauEducation and Human Capital: A Strong Plateau
Educated, skilled young people who produce and pay tax
₦288bn4-year projection
- Pillar 4A Connected PlateauInfrastructure and Transport: A Connected Plateau
Roads, power and water that reach every LGA, not just Jos
₦360bn4-year projection
- Pillar 5A Healthy PlateauHealthcare: A Healthy Plateau
Care that works for every citizen, from ward PHC to specialist hospital
₦168bn4-year projection
The Rock: Government That Works
The discipline to plan, finance, deliver, measure and maintain: the delivery engine that makes sure each pillar survives a change in mood or leadership.
Four-year flagship envelope (campaign projection)Total ₦1.2 trillion · about ₦300bn a year
Pillar one · Security First
The Plateau Homeland Security Model
“From the bushes, the borders and the betrayers within, we will secure Plateau.”
Past governments treated Plateau’s insecurity as a shooting problem. It is an intelligence problem, a border problem and an insider problem. The response must be preventive, not reactive.
What it would cost
₦18bnprojection
Plateau Intelligence Fusion Centre & Central Command
24-hour command, data room, secure communications.
₦22bnprojection
Border Shield
Road posts, motorbikes, radios and kits for forest guards on bush patrol.
₦26bnprojection
Sky Eye
Thermal drones and solar CCTV masts on high ground.
₦20bnprojection
Homeland Guard restructuring
Recruitment, screening, training and equipment.
₦6bnprojection
Village Early Warning
Bells, alert lines and response protocols in border villages.
₦24bnprojection
Frontline welfare package
Risk allowance, insurance, housing and family health cover.
₦22bnprojection
Victims’ care and resettlement
Dignified burials, family support and rebuilding communities.
₦6bnprojection
Special Court & justice support
Court, prosecutors and legal aid for land disputes.
How you will know it is working
| Measure | Starting point | Target by 2031 |
|---|---|---|
| Average response time to an alert in a border village | To be measured in the first 100 days | Under 30 minutes |
| Deaths from violent attacks, per year | Amnesty: about 1,300 a year (2023–25) | Cut by at least 80% |
| Displaced communities resettled | Baseline audit, Year 1 | All verified communities |
| Protected farm corridors in the farming season | None formally designated | At least one per high-risk LGA |
| Security spending published line by line | No separate public line | Published and audited yearly |
Pillar two · The Economy
A Prosperous Plateau
Farm to fortune, rock to wealth. Agro-hubs in every zone and Plateau Markets in 12 cities.
₦240bn4-year projection
Pillar three · Education and Human Capital
A Strong Plateau
200 smart schools, free basic and secondary education, up to 550 scholarships a year.
₦288bn4-year projection
Pillar four · Infrastructure and Transport
A Connected Plateau
255 km of rural roads and good roads to all 17 LGA headquarters.
₦360bn4-year projection
Pillar five · Healthcare
A Healthy Plateau
A working PHC in all 325 wards and 3 specialist hospitals outside Jos.
₦168bn4-year projection
Not foundation stones. The truth.
The first 100 days
The first 100 days are for establishing the truth and taking control. Manifesto commitments for the start of the term:
- Publish a Plateau Development Baseline on security, revenue, schools, clinics, roads and water
- Audit all inherited projects and commitments, and review earlier state development plans
- Conduct a full fiscal and revenue diagnostic
- Launch the Plateau Intelligence Fusion Centre and convene the Middle Belt Border Governors’ Forum
- Begin recruiting forest guards and send the State Police bill forward if it is still pending
- Map security and productive corridors for the coming farming season
- Set up the Delivery Office and assign a named owner to every KPI
- Launch low-cost quick wins that need coordination more than capital
- Publish a 100-Day Citizen Report
Government That Works
The delivery engine beneath all five pillars.
Nine decisions for every inherited project.
We will not abandon projects simply because a different government started them. Each major inherited project will receive one of nine decisions, published with reasons.
Forward-looking items are classified as policy proposals, political targets, working assumptions or recommendations. These classifications are separate from the evidence labels used in The Record.
Continue
The project is viable and fits the plan
Complete
It is well advanced and justified
Repair
The idea works, but delivery needs correction
Reconfigure
The goal is valid, but the design must change
Repurpose
The asset can create more value in a different use
Scale
Evidence supports expanding it
PPP / concession
Private participation is clearly better value
Transfer
Another level of government is better placed to run it
Retire
It is not viable, justified or sustainable
Peace Impact Test
Every policy, programme and project passes it before approval. Who benefits? Who may feel left out? Could this intensify an existing tension? Does it reduce a known grievance?
The covenant
Security is economy.When Plateau is safe,Plateau will prosper.
KefianoChief Kefas Wungak Ropshik
