Northern People's Congress (NPC) is a political party in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. 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
The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Nigerian–Biafran War or the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence f ...
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
Sokoto is a major city located in extreme northwestern Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006 it has a population of over 427,760. Sokoto is the modern-day capital of Sokoto State and was previously the c ...
who, also, was the Premier of the Northern Region, Sir
Ahmadu Bello
Ahmadu Ibrahim Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto (12 June 1910–15 January 1966), knighted as Sir Ahmadu Bello, was a conservative Nigerian statesman who masterminded Northern Nigeria through the independence of Nigeria in 1960 and served as its first a ...
. Sir Alhaji
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria upon independence.
Early life
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in modern-day B ...
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 Second Republic (1979–1983).
History Formation
The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigerian ...
in 1978.
S. A. Ajayi a party member was the Kwara state chairman of NPC, a former parliamentary Secretary to Sardauna of Sokoto.
See also
*
R. A. B. Dikko
References
Political parties established in 1949
Political parties in Nigeria
1949 establishments in Nigeria
Anti-communist parties
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