The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated the details of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on its official website, uploading the party’s modified logo and reflecting new leadership positions following a Federal High Court judgment in Abuja.
The update places Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe as the National Chairman of the NDC, while Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekwelzu is listed as National Secretary.
Mr John Odey is also listed as National Treasurer, while Hon Mainasara Abubakar Sani is the National Financial Secretary.
Barrister Reuben Egwuaba is listed as the party’s National Legal Adviser.
INEC marked the five leadership positions as having been updated “by court order”. The commission has also indicated that the NDC’s party logo on its platform is recognised “BY COURT ORDER”.
The development follows a judgment delivered by Justice J. O. Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in a case involving the NDC and INEC.
The case, filed under suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1814/2026, centred on the party’s demand for recognition of its modified logo and colour design.
The NDC had challenged INEC’s refusal to recognise and upload the logo adopted by the party after its first National Executive Committee meeting.
Justice Abdulmalik, in the judgment delivered on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, ruled in favour of the party.
The court held that INEC’s refusal to recognise the modified logo was unconstitutional, illegal and amounted to an infringement of the rights of the political party.Nigeria news updates
The judgment relied on relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution, including Sections 7, 14, 40, 221 and 222.
The court also relied on Article 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, as applicable in Nigeria.
At the centre of the dispute was a modified logo adopted by the NDC at its first NEC meeting on March 25, 2026.
The logo features a digitally designed “Two fingers victory sign” against a blue background, with the acronym “NDC” displayed in red.
Justice Abdulmalik held that the party was entitled to use the modified design as its official logo for its political activities and participation in elections organised by INEC.
The court specifically ordered INEC to “forthwith approve the modified logo design of the Plaintiff, including its symbol and colours,” for use by the party “for all purposes as a political party including for all elections conducted by the Defendant in Nigeria.”
The court further declared that the logo adopted at the NDC’s first NEC meeting “shall be deemed as the proper official logo design of the plaintiff.”
It also ordered that the design be used for the party’s activities, including elections conducted by INEC.
Justice Abdulmalik went further to issue a perpetual injunction restraining INEC, its officers, servants and agents from stopping or interfering with the NDC’s use of the modified logo.
The order covered the party’s use of its “symbol and colours” as its official identity.
INEC’s latest update on its website now reflects the effect of the judgment.
Meanwhile, NDC founder and National Leader, Henry Seriake Dickson, had earlier disclosed that the party approved and forwarded the modified logo to INEC after its first NEC meeting.
According to Dickson, the commission initially uploaded the new logo but later removed it.
He said INEC subsequently reverted to the old logo associated with the association under which the NDC was originally registered.
“However, without any reason communicated to us, INEC later removed the modified logo and insisted on using the old logo of the association, a position we disagreed with,” Dickson said.
The NDC founder said the party initially waited for the electoral commission to resolve the matter before deciding to approach the court.
“After giving INEC sufficient time to correct the situation without any action taken, we were compelled to go to court,” he said.
Following the judgment, Dickson welcomed the court’s decision and described it as an important victory for the party.