JAMB - Government (2003 - No. 34)
In the First Republic,politics in the Northern region was dominated by the
NEPU
UMBC
NCNC
NPC
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In the First Republic,politics in the Northern region was dominated by the NPC.
The Northern People's Congress (NPC) was founded in October 1951. It sprang up from the northern cultural organization known as Jamiyy or Mutanen Arewa which was founded in 1949. NPC was highly dominated by the Hausa Fulani. Throughout its existence, it controlled the northern regional government. In the centre, it some times formed coalition government with NCNC.
UMBC and NEPU were some of its oppsing political parties in the northern regional house of assembly.
The Northern People's Congress (NPC) was founded in October 1951. It sprang up from the northern cultural organization known as Jamiyy or Mutanen Arewa which was founded in 1949. NPC was highly dominated by the Hausa Fulani. Throughout its existence, it controlled the northern regional government. In the centre, it some times formed coalition government with NCNC.
UMBC and NEPU were some of its oppsing political parties in the northern regional house of assembly.