Josiah Kantiyok
Dr. Josiah Tagwai Kantiyok (born January 9, 1968) is the second indigenous monarch of Fantswam (Kafanchan) Chiefdom, a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria. He was crowned as Agwam Zikpak II by the state government although his predecessor was Agwam Fantswam I. Early life and education. Kantiyok was born in Fantswam (H. Kafanchan), North Central State (now Kaduna State), Nigeria on January 9, 1968. He attended Army Children School, Bukavo, Kano (1978–1979) and earned a Primary School Leaving Certificate and then proceeded to Government Secondary School, Fadan Kaje, Zonkwa (1981–1984), where he obtained an SC /GEC certificate. He however, on graduation decided to enroll for a pre-degree programme at S.B.S. / Ahmadu Bello University (A.B.U.), Zaria (1984–1986) where he gained an IJMBE certificate, afterwards gaining admission at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1986–1991) where he obtained a D.V.M (Veterinary Medicine) degree. Between 2002 and 2004, he went in for a Post Graduate Diploma programme in Management at the same institution, where he obtained a diploma certificate at the end of the programme, then moved to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (2004–2006) where he gained an M.Sc degree in Animal Science (Nutrition). From thence, to Bayero University , Kano (2007–2009) where he obtained an MBA degree in Marketing. In furtherance of his education pursuit, he gained admission into the College of Veterinary Surgeons, Nigeria – Fellowship (2012–2015) and obtained an FCVSN certification in Clinical Pharmacology. Kantiyok also obtained an Associate Chartered Project Manager (ACPM) certificate from the Chartered Project Managers Institute (CPMI) in 2011; a Fellow Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of Nigeria (FCIMAN) certificate from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in 2017; and a Fellow National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria certificate from the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) in 2017. Career. Kantiyok's  working career began in September 1991, after which he obtained the following working experience: In 2018, Kantiyok was quoted by "Punch Nigeria" while decrying the insufficiency of veterinary doctors in the country saying: Participation in joint projects, programmes and conferences. Kantiyok participated in (and of 2020 was still a participant in some of) the following programmes: Kingship. Following the demise of Agwam Musa Didam, "Agwam Fantswam I", in late 2018, Josiah Kantiyok was nominated as a suitable candidate to lead the Fantswam people and other inhabitants of A̱byin Fantswam (Kafanchan), and was appointed to be "A̠gwam Fantswam II". However, he  was presented the staff of office by the Kaduna State governor as "Agwam Zikpak II" (instead of Agwam Fantswam II) on 23rd November, 2020.