The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Friday announced a change in its logo and slogan, saying the confusion brought about by the old logo was partly responsible for its loss in the 2023 general elections.
The party has dropped the old logo with a largely green background and a touch of blue with a basket of agricultural produce in the middle for an all red and white coloured background with a book and academic wig in the middle.
The party also changed the party slogan from ‘Peace, equity and progress’ to ‘Education for all.’
Presenting the new logo and party slogan at a news conference, the Acting National Chairman of the party, Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, however, said that as a result of logistics reasons, the old logo will still be used in the ballot for the 21 September governorship election in Edo State, while the new logo will be used for the Ondo governorship elections.
Dr Ahmed said the new logo and slogan which was unveiled at the National Executive Committee meeting of the party in April has been approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He said, “History is being made here today, as a new dawn has arrived for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The Party is today presenting its new logo to Nigerian voters, which henceforth will adorn ballot papers in every election in Nigeria, following the approval of the logo by the only body charged with the responsibility of registering and monitoring the activities of political parties and managing elections in Nigeria, i.e. the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
“The unveiling of the logo was done at the National Executive Committee meeting of the Party on Friday, 5 April 2024 and the National Convention on Saturday 6 April 2024. What we are doing here is to present the logo to Nigerian voters everywhere as the logo they should look out for in ballot papers henceforth anywhere they want to cast their ballot for NNPP in any election held in Nigeria.
“With the approval of the new constitution which contains our new logo, new flag and the new slogan, NNPP has now been given to the Nigerian people to manage. It is no longer a party managed by a just few transactional politicians. Not any more”.
Meanwhile, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and leader of the party, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has announced that the party’s new logo would be prominently featured in the upcoming Ondo State gubernatorial election.
LEADERSHIP Weekend reports that in the last election, the party faced difficulties due to its previous logo, which has now been redesigned and unveiled in a more appealing format.
During a gathering of party members in Abuja, Kwankwaso shared the new logo incorporating a book and an academic cap. He emphasised that their new slogan, “Education for All”, clearly reflects the party’s commitment to education and the empowerment of the masses.
Kwankwaso explained that the decision to change the former logo, which featured a basket of food, was made collectively.
He acknowledged that the previous logo suffered from poor presentation during the election, leading to confusion among voters and the loss of crucial votes.
