INEC uploads NDC logo after court ruling

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded the approved logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

The National Leader of the NDC, Seriake Dickson, shared this news in a statement on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

Mr Dickson, who is a former governor and Bayelsa West Senator, said this was done to follow a federal high court order and the amended 1999 Nigerian Constitution.

“Our approved logo has now been uploaded, and candidates can print campaign materials and continue their consultations and campaigns with certainty,” he said.

The former governor thanked the judiciary and INEC for this progress.

“I thank the Nigerian judiciary and the INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, and all members of the INEC team for complying with the court judgement,” he said.

Mr Dickson also expressed gratitude to the National Chairman of the NDC, Moses Cleopas, and the members of the party’s National Executive Committee for their efforts.

“We assure all Nigerians and our candidates that we are committed to seeing this through to the end.

“We are fighters, and we will fight until the end. We have resisted those who sought to use the judiciary against the party, and they have failed,” he stated.

Mr Dickson urged NDC members to focus on ensuring that all candidates campaign and share their message across Nigeria without fear.

“I call on all candidates to work with the party at all levels in forming their campaign teams as they are not independent candidates and avoid self-sabotage.

“We must together fight against propaganda and misinformation from people who want to undermine the party and our candidates and create division with childish rumours,” he said. He pointed out that the NDC stands for vision, selfless dedication, and commitment to democratic ideals.

“We are ready to fight to uphold the democratic rights of Nigerians and to ensure that multi-party democracy thrives.”

The issue started when INEC first refused to register the NDC because of its proposed logo.

The NDC, with Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election, challenged this decision at the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State.

On 10 December 2025, the court ordered INEC to recognize and register the NDC as a political party.

INEC later followed the judgement and announced the registration of the NDC in February.

But soon after, the registration faced another legal challenge. The Peace Movement Party (PMP) claimed that the logo used by the NDC was too similar to one it had submitted to INEC before.

The PMP argued that it should have been involved in the case before the court ordered INEC to register the NDC.

In June, Judge Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside the earlier judgement that allowed the NDC’s registration.

The judge stated that the PMP should have been heard before the earlier judgement was made.

As a result, the court restored the situation that existed before the 10 December 2025 judgement and instructed that the main dispute be heard again with INEC, the NDC, and PMP involved.

The NDC did not accept the ruling and appealed against it.

The party insisted that there was no order for INEC to deregister them.

In September, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered INEC to approve and immediately upload the modified logo of the NDC for all elections.