The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has secured a major legal victory after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to approve and immediately upload the party’s modified logo for use in elections.

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued the order in a judgment delivered on Tuesday in a suit filed by the NDC against INEC on August 11.

The court directed INEC to approve the party’s modified logo, including its symbol and colours, and recognise it as the NDC’s official logo for all purposes, including elections conducted by the commission.

The design features a two-finger victory sign on a blue background with the letters “NDC” written in red.

Justice Abdulmalik also granted a perpetual injunction restraining INEC, its officials, agents and representatives from interfering with the party’s use of the modified logo. The commission was further ordered to immediately upload the design on its official website.

The court declared INEC’s refusal to allow the NDC to alter its colours and logo unconstitutional, illegal and an infringement of the party’s constitutional and statutory rights.

NDC national leader Seriake Dickson welcomed the judgment, describing it as a “vindication of the NDC’s position” in its dispute with the electoral commission. He said INEC had initially uploaded the modified logo before replacing it with the original design.

Dickson urged the party’s candidates and members to begin using the court-approved logo on campaign materials, including posters and banners, while promising further guidance on the change.

The ruling is the latest chapter in the NDC’s prolonged dispute over its registration and logo. The party, which is fielding Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election, was ordered to be recognised and registered by a Federal High Court in Lokoja in December 2025.

The registration was later challenged by the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which argued that the NDC’s logo was similar to one it had previously submitted to INEC. In June 2026, a Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside the earlier registration judgment, ruling that the PMP should have been included in the case.

The NDC appealed the Lokoja decision and maintained that there was no order directing INEC to deregister it. The Kogi State High Court also later denied reports that it had ordered the party’s deregistration.

The Abuja ruling therefore adds a significant new development to the NDC’s ongoing legal battles ahead of the 2027 general elections.