A court in Abuja has ordered Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise a new logo belonging to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), according to Tori.ng. The ruling marks an unexpected turn in a legal dispute over the party's branding and places pressure on the electoral body to update what appears on the NDC's campaign materials. The blurb does not detail the reasons behind the court's decision or INEC's response.
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Naija News reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload and use the modified digital logo of the NDC, directing the electoral body to recognize the new design ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ruling, as described in the report, requires INEC to update its records and apply the revised logo in relevant election materials, though further details of the judgment were not provided in the feed.
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