04/05/2026
NDC'S LEADERSHIP BASED ON COURT ORDER.
Clarification..
Seriake Dickson and a few persons started the journey of registering the NDC in 2017 under the leadership of the former INEC chairman prof M. Yakubu.
After successfully registering the party, INEC challenged their use of two fingers in the air ✌️ (peace) as their logo. INEC claimed that the NDC's party logo resembles that of the APC's (broom)
Note, this claim wasn't made by APC as a political party, and neither did APC as a party challenged the NDC over the use of two fingers in the air. It was solely INEC that raised that concern and challenged the NDC on their own.
INEC now mandated the NDC to change that logo, or it will delegitimize them as a political party.
"That INEC will not recognise them as a political party unless they change that logo of two fingers in the Air ✌️ to something else." Mind you, when INEC was doing all of these, the NDC was just a mushroom party without any political presence.
NDC, as a small party, wrote to INEC to clarify the issues concerning their logo, that it has nothing in semblance with that of the APC's logo, which is clearly a broom.
Rather than seeing reasons with the NDC over their logo issue, INEC went ahead to enforce her early threat by delegitimizing the NDC. INEC refused to recognise NDC as a political party or her leadership.
NDC, as a party, felt they were being bullied by INEC over nothing. They were particularly confused over INEC's real interest in their logo and that of the APC. They wondered why INEC was crying foul over their two fingers in the air logo, when the APC as a party has neither complained nor challenged the logo.
Left with no option, the NDC headed to the Federal High Court to challenge INEC over the party's logo, their delegitimizing, and the none recognition of the party's leadership.
The case dragged on until 2025 when the Federal High Court gave a clear ruling in favour of the NDC, haven been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that it's logo has no semblance with that of the APC.
The court went further to order INEC to recognise NDC as a political party, accept her logo, and recognise her leadership. It was a straight judgement and order. INEC had a window free period to challenge that judgement if it weren't satisfied with it. But rather than challenge the judgement, INEC now under the new leadership of Prof. Amupitan recognised NDC as a political party, accepted her logo, and recognized her leadership.
It is based on that court judgement and order you see on INEC's website, the names and positions of NDC leaders boldly written (BY COURT ORDER)
Now, the sweet part of this judgement/order is that the only party or interest that can challenge this judgement is INEC. Not APC, not even the Attorney General of the Federation. The only legal interest in that case of NDC vs. INEC is INEC.
And the goodnews is the legally approved window free period for INEC to appeal that judgement has elapsed. So INEC can not appeal to the judgement again or vacate that order. Moreover, INEC has enforced the judgement of the Federal High Court.
So there is no cause for alarm over NDC's leadership being displayed on INEC's website BY COURT ORDER.
peace ✌ ✌ ✌ ✌ NDC . Posted by PIDOM from X
