Northern People's Party

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Northern People's Party
Leader Samuel Steven Appiah ]]
Founded1954
Dissolved1957
Merged into United Party

The Northern People's Party (NPP) was a political party in the Gold Coast which aimed to protect the interests of those in the Northern region of Ghana.

The NPP's leader was Simon Diedong Dombo, the traditional chief of Duori in the Upper Region. Formed in 1954, the party contested the 1954 election and the 1956 election. In November 1957 it merged with other opposition parties against the Convention People's Party to form the United Party. [1]

Founding members of the party also included Mumuni Bawumia, J.A. Braimah, Tolon Naa Yakubu Tali, Adam Amandi, Naa Abeifaa Karbo, Imoru Salifu and C.K. Tedam. [2]

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References

  1. Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, 1985, p. 132
  2. "Bawumia eulogizes Chief S.D. Dombo". News. Ghanaian Chronicle. Retrieved 24 December 2012.