Northern People's Congress Explained

Northern People's Congress
Formed By:	Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, Sa'ad Zungur, Aminu Kano
Leader:	Sir Ahmadu Bello
Country:	Nigeria
Abbreviation:	NPC
Successor:	Arewa Consultative Forum
Position:	Centre-right

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Northern People's Congress (NPC) - Oxford Islamic Studies Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20150603224021/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1773?_hi=0&_pos=5. dead. June 3, 2015. 2020-09-06. www.oxfordislamicstudies.com.
2. Sklar R.L “Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation”, pp.381-383. Africa World Press, 2004