The cultural organisation which metamorphosed into the Northern People's Congress (NPC) was__________

Analyze the question: It asks which cultural organisation later became the Northern People's Congress (NPC), the dominant political party in Northern Nigeria in the First Republic.

Concept: The NPC grew out of a cultural and social group called Jam'iyyar Mutanen Arewa (Hausa for "Association of the Northern People"). It was founded in 1948-49 in Zaria by educated northerners, including Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Aminu Kano, and others, with support from the emirate establishment. It began as a cultural and educational association. In 1951 it was transformed into a political party, the Northern People's Congress, led by Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto.

Checking the options:

• A. Arewa Consultative Forum: Formed in 2000, long after the NPC. It is not correct.
• B. Jamiyyar Mutanen Arewa: The cultural organisation that became the NPC. Correct.
• C. Borno Youth Movement: A regional political group that later allied with the NPC. It did not become the NPC.
• D. Northern Elders Forum: A modern body, not connected to the NPC's origin.

Exam tip: Match each party with its parent organisation:

• NPC ← Jam'iyyar Mutanen Arewa
• Action Group ← Egbe Omo Oduduwa
• NCNC was formed from the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) and the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, which was first a coalition of groups

Think "Arewa = North = NPC" and "Egbe Omo Oduduwa = West = AG."