Our Vision
A vision that works for Taraba
Taraba is not a poor state — Taraba is waiting. Nine priorities to turn our tourism, farmland, minerals and rivers into jobs, revenue and lasting peace.
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Engr. Josiah Wukari Wasa shares, in his own words, the future he is working to build for Taraba State.
From Chappal Waddi — the roof of Nigeria at 2,419 metres — to the Mambilla Plateau and Gashaka Gumti, Nigeria's largest national park at 6,700 sq km, Taraba will become Nigeria's tourism crown.
- Eco-lodges, trails and hospitality on Mambilla
- Gashaka Gumti developed as a safari destination
- 50,000 jobs and over ₦500 billion in annual tourism revenue
Our farmers sell raw and others earn the real money. We will build the Taraba Integrated Agro-Industrial Park — 500 hectares of modern food processing — so value is added here at home.
- Cassava flour, soybean oil, tea, coffee and Irish potatoes processed in Taraba
- Modern abattoir and dairy facility for our livestock
- ₦300 billion in production value and 30,000 new jobs
Gold, columbite, tantalite, kaolin, limestone, gypsum and gemstones lie beneath our soil. We will formalise mining, licence large-scale operators, and insist that processing happens in Taraba.
- Licensed, formalised mining replacing subsistence digging
- Host communities share directly in the profits
- ₦50 billion in annual royalties and 25,000 jobs by 2030
The Benue, Taraba and Donga rivers flow unharnessed while Nigeria begs for power. Mambilla Hydro will deliver 3,050 megawatts, and Kashimbila Dam adds power, irrigation and flood control.
- Solar mini-grids in all 16 LGA headquarters
- Off-grid solar for 500,000 rural homes
- Irrigation and water security from Kashimbila
Year one we establish TSIPA, the Taraba State Investment Promotion Agency, with a thirty-day licensing guarantee. You apply, you get approved, you build — no bureaucracy, no delays.
- Thirty-day licensing guarantee for investors
- Every land title digitised across all 16 LGAs
- Bankable projects with feasibility studies and partners
Nothing is built without peace. A Peacebuilding Commission will sit with every ethnic group in Taraba — all 80 of them — to resolve conflicts and secure lives, farms and livelihoods.
- Peacebuilding Commission from year one
- Grazing routes and farmland clearly mapped
- Protection for farming and herding communities
Produce, patients and traders must be able to move. We will open up rural Taraba so every community is connected to markets, clinics and schools.
- 5,000 km of improved rural roads
- Access roads to tourist sites and farm clusters
- Connectivity that links every LGA to markets
Tourism, processing, mining and power together create over 100,000 jobs. We will make sure young people and women are trained for them and keep our brightest talent at home.
- Skills training tied to real projects
- Enterprise support for women and young entrepreneurs
- Careers in hospitality, agro-processing and mining
I am an engineer, not a politician offering empty promises. Every commitment is tracked and reported — this is not a political promise, it is an engineering covenant.
- Quarterly progress reports and annual town halls
- A clear five-year timeline for every project
- Projects delivered on time and on budget