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Northern Elements Progressive Union
The Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) was the first political party in Northern Nigeria. Founded in Kano on 8 August 1950, it was the offshoot of a pre-existing political association called the Northern Elements Progressive Association. It became the main opposition party in Northern Nigeria after the region was granted self-governance in the 1950s. In the First Republic it maintained a steady alliance with Zikist National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) against the Northern People's Congress (NPC)-dominated Federal Government. History In the late 1940s, the dawning of a constitutional conference (the Richards Constitution) spurred a crisis in the then Socio-Cultural Association of Northern Nigeria the NPC. The conservatives keen on protecting Northern traditions were reluctant to spearhead any transformation in the socio cultural dynamic of the region while the leftist led by Sa'adu Zungur championed a form of radical modernization they called Democrat ...
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Aminu Kano
Aminu Kano (9 August 1920 — 17 April 1983) was a Muslim politician from Nigeria born at Sudawa, Gwale Local Government and resided at Gwammaja, Dala Local Government. In the 1940s he led a socialist movement in the northern part of the country in opposition to British rule. The Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, and the Aminu Kano College of Islamic Studies all in Kano, are named after him. He was a relative to the father of former Head of State Murtala Mohammed, former Minister of Defense Inuwa Wada and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Aminu Bashir Wali. Life and early career on Aminu Kano was born 9 August 1920 to the family of an Islamic scholar, Mallam Yusufu, a mufti at the Alkali court in Kano, and Rakiya. His father was of the Gyanawa fulani clan, a lineage known for producing judicial scholars while his mother was from the Fulata Borno family of Mamman Zara an Islamic Scholar, his paternal grandfather Hassan resided in ...
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Zikism
Zikism is the system of political thought attributed to Nnamdi Azikiwe ("Zik"), one of the founding fathers of modern Nigeria and the first democratically elected President of Nigeria. Azikiwe expanded on this philosophy through his published works such as ''Renascent Africa'' (1973) and his autobiography ''My Odyssey''. Zikism also spurred a group of young men to take a militant stand against colonial rule in Nigeria. Overview Zikism is characterised by five principles for African liberation: *Spiritual balance :To show empathy for other peoples views, and recognize their right to hold such views. *Social regeneration :To expel from one's self national, religious, racial, tribal, political-economic, and ethical prejudice. *Economic determinism :To realize that being self-sufficient economically is the basis for rescuing the Renascent African. *Mental emancipation :To be knowledgeable of African history and accomplishments, and to dismiss any kind of complex exhibited by any rac ...
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Political Parties Established In 1950
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Socialist Parties In Nigeria
Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the economic, political and social theories and movements associated with the implementation of such systems. Social ownership can be state/public, community, collective, cooperative, or employee. While no single definition encapsulates the many types of socialism, social ownership is the one common element. Different types of socialism vary based on the role of markets and planning in resource allocation, on the structure of management in organizations, and from below or from above approaches, with some socialists favouring a party, state, or technocratic-driven approach. Socialists disagree on whether government, particularly existing government, is the correct vehicle for change. Socialist systems are divided into non-market and market fo ...
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Liberal Parties In Nigeria
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Defunct Political Parties In Nigeria
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Northern Elements Freedom Organisation
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Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila
Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila (21 March 1946 – 11 January 2003) was a Nigerian politician and administrator. One of the first administrators to inherit the post first republican administrative structure instituted by the military, served the Local Education Authority, Kano State Government and the Federal Government of Nigeria from 1967 to 2003 in various positions. many of his administrative reforms where integrated into the bureaucracy of the Nigerian federation. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sumaila, Abdullahi Aliyu 1946 births 2003 deaths Politics of Northern Nigeria People's Redemption Party politicians Nigerian People's Party politicians Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians Ahmadu Bello University alumni Politicians from Kano State ...
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Democratic Humanism
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Sa'adu Zungur
Sa'adu Zungur (1915 - 1958) was a Nigerian politician and poet who was among early scholars in Northern Nigeria to call for the reform of the society through education during colonial rule. Early life and education Zungur was born in 1915 in Bauchi. His father was the Limamin Bauchi. He began his elementary schooling at Bauchi Primary School in 1926 and attended Katsina Higher College in 1929. Zungur was at Yaba Technical College in Lagos in 1934. Career After leaving Yaba Technical College in Lagos, Zungur became a teacher at the Kano School of Hygiene until 1940 and then at the Zaria School of Pharmacy where he became the head of the school in 1941. While in Zaria, he formed a Zaria Friendly Society and formed a close friendship and alliance with Aminu Kano. He returned to Bauchi after falling ill with lung sickness. Politics While at Bauchi, Zungur together with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Aminu Kano and some Northern elites formed the Bauchi General Improvement Associati ...
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Northern Region, Nigeria
Northern Nigeria was an autonomous division within Nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons, which voted to become a province within Northern Nigeria. In 1967, Northern Nigeria was divided into the North-Eastern State, North-Western State, Kano State, Kaduna State, Kwara State, and the Benue-Plateau State, each with its own Governor. History Prehistory The Nok culture, an ancient culture dominated most of what is now Northern Nigeria in prehistoric times, its legacy in the form of terracotta statues and megaliths have been discovered in Sokoto, Kano, Birinin Kudu, Nok and Zaria. The Kwatarkwashi culture, a variant of the Nok culture centred mostly around Zamfara in Sokoto Province is thought by some to be the same or an offshoot of the Nok. The Fourteen Kingdoms The Fourteen Kingdoms unified the diverse ...
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Northern People's Congress
Northern People's Congress (NPC) is a political party in Nigeria. 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 Mutanem Arewa. After the Nigerian Civil War of 1967, the NPC subsequently became a minor party.Sklar R.L “Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation”, pp.381-383. Africa World Press, 2004 The leader of this party was the Sardauna of Sokoto who, also, was the Premier of the Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello. Sir Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the deputy leader of the party and Prime Minister of Nigeria. They produced the first prime minister whose office was created in 1957,and ruled throughout the first republic (1963–1966). Party member Makaman Bida later became leader of the National Party of Nigeria The National Party of Nigeria (NPN) was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Seco ...
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