LOGO: WHY WE ADOPTED BROOM - APC

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its logo, motto and slogan with the broom symbol of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) becoming a central feature of the new grand coalition of opposition parties.

Amidst reports of ACN domination of the new party, the APC merger committee declared that the new logo was selected because it was the most suitable and appropriate at this point in time.

Unveiling the logo on Tuesday night, the chairman of the Joint Merger Committee, Chief Tom Ikimi accompanied by  nine out of eleven governors of the APC declared the occasion as “another milestone in the opposition`s drive towards 2015.”

The adopted logo is the green-white-blue background with a broom on the white background with a red base. The party also adopted “Justice, Peace and Unity” as its motto, and settled for “Change” as its slogan.

Nigerian Tribune was told that the merger partners agreed to select the broom logo after other symbols of pen and maize of the two other merging partners were considered unsuitable in terms of recognition and appropriateness.

It was learnt that some committee members had raised issues on the broom logo which they considered may be construed as a sign of ACN domination of the new party. The members however agreed to adopt the logo as there was no other option.

Other committees also submitted their reports with indications that the report will soon be sent to the executive committees of the merging parties.

National Publicity Secretary of ACN, Lai Mohammed, described the meeting as fruitful, affirming that the party is ready to effect change at the federal level come 2015.

Meanwhile, merger partners have denied insinuation that the adoption of broom was a sign that the ACN is dominating the new party.

According to the National Publicity Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change, Mr Rotimi Fashakin,the adoption was a sign that the new party is ready for concession in the bid to ensure change of government in Nigeria come 2015.

“ACN is not dominating the new party. We all agree to the logo because it is the most suitable. We make concessions. Nigerians want us to make concessions and that is what we are doing.

The ACN too is making concessions,” he said, adding “we are working in the spirit of give and take.

“The negotiations were very difficult. But we have made it. This is another landmark for us,” Fashakin declared.

Source: Tribune