Bako Kantiok

Bako Kantiok is the coordinator of the Greetings from America radio program, an initiative that promotes cultural understanding between the United States and Nigeria. Prior to this position, he was a program officer at Fantsuam Foundation, a Nigerian NGO that specializes in community development.

He was also a national election observer under Community Action for Popular Participation during Nigeria’s 2011 elections. Bako received several awards and recognitions that include a Ford Foundation International Fellowship for a master’s degree in communication and development studies at Ohio University in 2008, and an invitation to the White House to attend President Barack Obama’s Forum for Young African leaders in 2010.