Northern People's Party
Northern’s People's Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Simon Diedong Dombo |
| Founded | April 1954 |
| Dissolved | 1957 |
| Merged into | United Party |
| Election symbol | |
| A clenched fist in black on a white background | |
The Northern People's Party (NPP) was a political party in the Gold Coast which aimed to protect the interests of those in the Northern region of Ghana.
The NPP's leader was S. D. Dombo, the traditional chief of Duori in the Upper Region. Formed in April 1954,[1] the party contested the 1954 election and the 1956 election. In November 1957 it merged with other opposition parties against the Convention People's Party to form the United Party.[2]
Founding members of the party also included Mumuni Bawumia, J.A. Braimah, Tolon Naa Yakubu Tali, Adam Amandi, Naa Abeifaa Karbo, Imoru Salifu and C.K. Tedam.[3]
The symbol of the party was a clenched fist in black on a white background.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Owusu-Ansah, David (2005). Historical dictionary of Ghana (3. ed.). Lanham, Md.: The Scarecrow Press. p. xlviii. ISBN 978-0-8108-5328-7.
- ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, 1985, p. 132
- ^ "Bawumia eulogizes Chief S.D. Dombo". News. Ghanaian Chronicle. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Bob-Milliar, George (October 2014). "Verandah Boys versus 'Reactionary Lawyers': Nationalist Activism in Ghana, 1946–1956". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 47 (2): 302. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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