Article 245 — Appeals from Customary Court of Appeal

(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of a Customary Court of Appeal to the Court of Appeal as of right in any civil proceedings before the Customary Court of Appeal with respect to any question of customary law and such other matters as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly. (2) Any right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from the decisions of a Customary Court of Appeal conferred by this section shall be – (a) exercisable at the instance of a party thereto or, with the leave of the Customary Court of Appeal or of the Court of Appeal, at the instance of any other person having an interest in the matter; (b) exercised in accordance with any Act of the National Assembly and rules of court for the time being in force regulating the powers, practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations246. Appeals from Code of Conduct Tribunal and other courts and tribunals (1) An appeal to the Court of Appeal shall lie as of right from - (a) decisions of the Code of Conduct Tribunal established in the Fifth Schedule to this Constitution; [Fifth Schedule] (b) decisions of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunals; and (c) decisions of the Governorship Election Tribunals, on any question as to whether- (i) any person has been validly elected as a member of the National Assembly or of a House of Assembly of a State under this Constitution, (ii) any person has been validly elected to the office of a Governor or Deputy Governor, or (iii) the term of office of any person has ceased or the seat of any such person has become vacant. (2) The National Assembly may confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Appeal to hear and determine appeals from any decision of any other court of law or tribunal established by the National Assembly. (3) The decisions of the Court of Appeal in respect of appeals arising from the National and State Houses of Assembly election petitions shall be final.