Silas Janfa was elected Senator for the Plateau South constituency of Plateau State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
[1] Janfa gained a doctorate in Financial Management.
[2] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Public Accounts, Solid Minerals (vice chairman), Aviation, Transport, Commerce and Niger Delta.
[4] He was a contender to represent his Senate district for a second term in 2003, but lost in the primaries to Cosmas Niagwan.
[2] Janfa moved to the Action Congress (AC) party, and ran on that platform for the Plateau South Senate seat in 2007.