The judge took the decision following complaints by counsel for the plaintiff, Paul Erokoro , that the affidavit by the PDP showing why the primary should not be stopped was served on him late on Wednesday.
Although the suit was scheduled for hearing on Thursday, Erokoro told Justice Okorowo that he needed time to respond to the reasons adduced by the PDP against the suit by his client. He pleaded with the judge to give him time by way of adjournment to enable him to put his house in order.Justice Okorowo subsequently shifted hearing to May 10 and ordered parties to file and exchange their processes ahead of the day.
A presidential aspirant and former Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Cosmas Ndukwe, had on April 28 brought an ex-parte application for an order of injunction restraining the PDP from proceeding with its scheduled primary election pending hearing and determination of his suit challenging the position of the party on the issue of zoning the party’s presidential ticket.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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