The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to approve and use the modified digital logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), featuring a two-finger victory sign.
The court also restrained INEC from stopping or interfering with the party’s use of the logo as its official symbol in all elections conducted by the commission.
The judgment was delivered by Justice J.O. Abdulmalik in a suit filed by the NDC after INEC allegedly removed the party’s modified logo from its platform and reverted to the old association logo with which the party was originally registered.
The NDC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, said its First National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on March 25, 2026, approved the modified logo and forwarded it to INEC.
According to the party, INEC subsequently uploaded the new logo but later removed it without communicating any reason to the NDC and restored the old logo.
The party said it gave the commission sufficient time to correct what it described as an administrative error, but resorted to the court after its efforts failed.
In the judgment, Justice Abdulmalik ordered INEC, its servants, agents and officers to ‘forthwith approve the modified logo design’ of the NDC, including its symbol and colours.
The court described the logo as a digitally designed ‘two-finger victory sign with a blue background and the word ‘NDC’ written in red on top’, directing that it be used as the party’s official logo for all purposes, including elections conducted by INEC.
The court further granted a 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, the NDC thanked the judiciary for what it described as timely intervention and for directing INEC to upload and utilise its modified digital logo.
The party directed all its candidates and members to use only the approved logo on campaign materials and other publicity items, including banners and posters.
It acknowledged that some candidates and members might have already produced campaign materials bearing the old logo, expressing regret over the inconvenience caused.
The NDC said it would intensify public sensitisation on its official logo and assured its supporters and candidates that there was no cause for concern.