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Northern People's Congress

*Jamiyaar Mutanen Arewa* (Hausa)
Northern People's Congress Jamiyaar Mutanen Arewa (Hausa)
Abbreviation	NPC
Leader	Sir Ahmadu Bello
Founded	June 1949
Dissolved	16 January 1966
Succeeded by	Arewa Consultative Forum
Political position	Centre-right
	Politics of Nigeria; Political parties; Elections;

The Northern People's Congress (NPC) is a political party in Nigeria.^[1] Formed in June 1949, the party held considerable influence in the Northern Region from the 1950s until the military coup of 1966. It was formerly a cultural organization known as Jamiyaar Mutanen Arewa. After the Nigerian Civil War of 1967, the NPC subsequently became a minor party.^[2]

Notable members edit

Sir Ahmadu Bello, party leader, the Sardauna of Sokoto, Premier of the Northern Region.
Sir Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, was the deputy leader of the party and Prime Minister of Nigeria.
Makaman Bida, leader of the National Party of Nigeria in 1978.
S. A. Ajayi, Kwara state chairman of NPC, a former parliamentary Secretary to Sardauna of Sokoto.
Muhammadu Ribadu
Maitama Sule
Ibrahim Imam
Sir Shettima Kashim
Ado Bayero
Musa Yar'Adua
Waziri Ibrahim
Aminu Dantata
Shehu Shagari
Shettima Ali Monguno

References edit

^ "Northern People's Congress (NPC) - Oxford Islamic Studies Online". www.oxfordislamicstudies.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
^ Sklar R.L “Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation”, pp.381-383. Africa World Press, 2004

[1] "Northern People's Congress (NPC) - Oxford Islamic Studies Online". www.oxfordislamicstudies.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-06.

[2] Sklar R.L “Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation”, pp.381-383. Africa World Press, 2004

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