Northern People's Congress

Northern People's Congress Jamiyaar Mutanen Arewa (Hausa)
Abbreviation	NPC
Leader	Sir Ahmadu Bello
Founded	June 1943 (1943-06)
Dissolved	16 January 1966 (1966-01-16)
Succeeded by	Arewa Consultative Forum
Political position	Centre-right
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The Northern People's Congress (NPC) is a political party in Nigeria. ^[1] Formed in June 1943, 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

• 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

See also

• R. A. B. Dikko

References

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