Northern People’s Congress
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The Northern People’s Congress was a major conservative political party that represented the interests of Northern Nigeria and played a leading role in the country’s politics during the First Republic.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Nigerian First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocated |
gradualism in constitutional change
ⓘ
protection of northern autonomy within Nigeria ⓘ |
| alliedWith | National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bannedIn | 1966 ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kaduna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| contested | 1959 Nigerian federal election ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | 1966 Nigerian military coup ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | Jama'atu Arewa (Northern Nigerian cultural and political associations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedCoalitionGovernmentWith | National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons after 1959 election ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ahmadu Bello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Nigerian traditional elites ⓘ |
| hadWing | youth wing ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kaduna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeOf | Prime Minister of Nigeria through Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| languageOfPolitics | Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader |
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ahmadu Bello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ahmadu Bello NERFINISHED ⓘ Aminu Kano (early involvement before forming NEPU) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shehu Shagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInSystem | parliamentary system of the First Republic ⓘ |
| opposed | rapid centralization of power in the Nigerian federation ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Action Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1960 Nigerian independence constitutional arrangements
ⓘ
federal coalition governments of the First Republic ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | politics of Nigeria during the First Republic ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre-right
ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ |
| regionServed | Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | interests of Northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| representedGroup |
Hausa-Fulani political interests
ⓘ
northern Nigerian aristocracy ⓘ |
| stronghold | Northern Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | National Party of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Islamic interests in Northern Nigeria
ⓘ
federalism in Nigeria ⓘ interests of northern emirs and traditional institutions ⓘ |
| won | largest number of seats in 1959 Nigerian federal election ⓘ |
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