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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. After the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 the NPC subsequently became a minor partyThe leader of this party was the Sardauna of Sokoto who also was the Premier of the Northern RegionSir Ahmadu Bello. Sir Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the deputy leader of the party and Prime Minister of Nigeria.