Rev. John Joseph Hayab is the Country Director for GPF Nigeria. He has served as resident Pastor of many Baptist Churches in northern Nigeria. Hayab is also a member of the trustee boards of various NGOs in Nigeria.  Hayab also currently serves as the Kaduna State Coordinator of Faith Actors Dialogue Forum (FADF). Hayab served as a Special Adviser on Christian Matters to two former Governors of Kaduna State and was a member of the Kaduna State Inter-Religious Harmony Committee for about 15 years. He is the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kaduna State Chapter and also the Acting Chairman of the Association in the 19 Northern States and Federal Capital Territory.