By Chimezie Godfrey
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to approve and use the modified digital “two-finger” logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as the party’s official logo for elections and other purposes.
The National Publicity Secretary of the NDC, Osa Director, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the judgment as a significant victory for the party.
According to him, the party had approached the court after INEC allegedly removed the modified logo it had earlier uploaded and reverted to an old association logo with which the NDC was originally registered.
Director said the NDC approved its modified logo at its first National Executive Committee meeting on March 25, 2026, and subsequently forwarded it to INEC.
He said although the electoral commission initially uploaded the new logo, it later removed it and reinstated the old association logo without communicating any valid reason to the party.
The publicity secretary said the NDC gave INEC sufficient opportunity to resolve the matter administratively but was forced to seek judicial intervention after the issue remained unresolved.
In a judgment delivered by Justice J.O. Abdulmalik, the court ordered INEC to approve the modified logo, including its symbol and colours, for use by the NDC as its official logo for all purposes as a political party.
The court specifically ordered INEC to approve the party’s digitally designed “two-finger victory sign” with a blue background and the inscription “NDC” written in red for all elections conducted by the commission in Nigeria.
The court also granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining INEC from stopping or interfering with the NDC’s use of the digitally designed two-finger victory sign.
Reacting to the judgment, Director thanked the judiciary for what he described as its timely intervention and direction to INEC to upload and utilise the party’s modified digital logo.
He directed all NDC candidates and members to adopt and use only the approved logo on campaign materials and other party publicity items, including banners and posters.
The party, however, acknowledged that some candidates and members might have already produced campaign materials bearing the old logo.
“We regret any inconvenience this may have caused,” Director said.
He said the NDC would intensify public sensitisation to ensure that members, candidates and supporters were properly informed about the party’s official logo.
Director assured party supporters and candidates that the issue had been resolved, adding: “We are in this together.”