Court Orders INEC to Revert to NDC’s Digital Two-Finger Victory Logo

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to forthwith upload and utilise the modified digital logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), bringing a major development to the controversy surrounding the party’s official symbol ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The judgment, delivered by Justice J. O. Abdulmalik, followed a suit instituted by the NDC after INEC initially uploaded the modified version of the party’s logo but subsequently reverted to the association’s original logo.
NDC National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, disclosed the development in a statement on Wednesday, describing the ruling as an important judicial intervention in the dispute.
According to Dickson, the modified digital logo was approved by the party’s first National Executive Council meeting and subsequently forwarded to INEC. He said the electoral commission initially uploaded the modified logo but later removed it without communicating a reason to the party.
Dickson said the party gave INEC sufficient time to resolve the matter administratively before resorting to the courts.
With the court’s directive, the NDC leadership has ordered its candidates and members to immediately begin using the constitutionally approved modified logo on campaign materials, including posters, banners and other publicity materials.
The NDC leader, however, noted that the dispute should not cause panic among party members, stressing that both the old and modified versions retain the party’s distinctive two-finger victory sign.
He urged candidates who may have already produced campaign materials with the previous logo to transition to the constitutionally approved version.
The development is significant because the NDC’s two-finger victory symbol has previously been at the centre of a separate legal controversy involving the party’s registration.
In June 2026, the Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside an earlier judgment that had compelled INEC to register the NDC after the Peace Movement Party argued that it had a prior interest in the disputed two-finger logo. The court held that the party ought to have been joined in the earlier proceedings.
The NDC subsequently maintained that it remained a valid political platform and challenged the implications of the Lokoja ruling.
The latest Abuja judgment, however, concerns the modified digital logo and INEC’s obligation to upload and use the version contained in the NDC constitution, according to the party’s account of the judgment.
Dickson said the party would undertake further publicity and sensitisation to ensure that candidates, members and voters clearly understand the approved symbol as preparations for the 2027 elections intensify.
He also described the latest development as another demonstration that the party would continue to pursue its political objectives through constitutional and democratic means.
The ruling is expected to provide greater clarity for NDC candidates and supporters as the party expands its campaign preparations across the country, particularly with the two-finger victory sign remaining the central visual identity associated with the NDC.