The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has said it secured a Federal High Court order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to upload and use the party’s modified digital logo as contained in its constitution.
The party’s National Leader, Henry Seriake Dickson, disclosed this in a statement shared on his X platform. Dickson, who is a former Bayelsa State governor, said the judgment was delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja and presided over by Justice J. O. Abdulmalik.
Dickson explained that the NDC submitted its modified logo to INEC after its first National Executive Council, NEC, meeting, after which the electoral commission uploaded the new version.
He said INEC later removed the modified logo and returned to the logo originally used when the association was registered.
According to Dickson, the party waited for the commission to address the matter but eventually had to seek legal intervention.
He said the court subsequently ordered INEC to “forthwith upload and utilise” the modified digital logo.
Dickson welcomed the judgment, describing it as a timely intervention by the judiciary that affirmed the party’s position and reinforced the need for due process.
He also called on NDC candidates and members to immediately adopt the approved logo across their campaign materials, including posters, banners and other publicity items.
While acknowledging that some party members and candidates may have already printed materials with the previous logo, he urged them to replace it with the version contained in the party’s constitution.
Dickson explained that although both logos feature the two-finger victory sign, the modified version is the logo constitutionally approved by the party and, according to him, has wider recognition.
He further appealed to members not to be worried by the dispute, assuring them that the party had leaders with the experience and strategy required to handle the situation.
“I want to assure everyone that the party has experienced and strategic leaders who understand what we are doing. Therefore, nobody should panic,” he said.
The former governor described the logo dispute as part of what he referred to as “administrative machinations” that the NDC had continued to encounter, stressing that the party would continue to defend its interests through lawful channels.
“We are democratic fighters. We do not run away from battles,” he said.
Dickson added that the party would release a formal statement and commence publicity efforts to properly guide its candidates and members on the use of the logo, while also educating voters ahead of the elections.
He thanked NDC members, candidates and supporters for their patience and understanding and urged them to remain focused on the party’s programmes and activities.
Source: Statement by Henry Seriake Dickson
