Hon Cosmas Ndukwe, a PDP Presidential aspirant Thursday approached the Federal High Court seeking to halt the party's presidential primary scheduled for May 28, 2023.

Ndukwe in  an ex parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/508/2022, through his lawyer, Paul Erokoro, asked the court to stop the PDP presidential primary election because the party has not been zoned its ticket to the South-East geo-political zone

However, Mr Kalu Agu Kalu, counsel to the PDP  challenged the motion and urged  the judge Judtice Donatus Okorowo to dismiss the request of the plaintiff.

After considering the argument of the PDP lawyer, the judge fixed May 5 for hearing, during which the PDP is expected to show cause why the ex parte motion should not be granted.

Ndukwe, for Deputy Speaker , Abia State House of Assembly and former  Commissioner for Trade and Investment is one of the party's presidential aspirants who has paid for the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms

The PDP presidential primary is scheduled to take place on May 28.