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APPEAL FROM CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL IS OF RIGHT

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✓ It is interesting to note that by Section 246(1)(a) CFRN “An appeal shall as of right from the decisions of the Code of Conduct Tribunal established by the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution”. Unlike all the other Courts, there is no provision for seeking to leave to appeal against the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The implication is that any appeal from the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to the Court of Appeal is as of right in any circumstance.

✓ Leave is not required for a party to appeal to the Court of Appeal against decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, either on interlocutory or final decisions. It is also immaterial if the grounds of appeal are based on facts or mixed law and facts.

– T. Akomolafe-Wilson, JCA. Onnoghen v. FRN (2019) – CA/A/44C/2019

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