Crystalisation of the right to seek legal redress is known as accrual of cause of action, which is when all the factual circumstances that would justify and enable an aggrieved party to seek legal redress have occurred and to his/her knowledge. However, the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Dr. Fabunmi v. University of Ibadan while it is noted that by virtue of Section 253 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, the decision of the Court of Appeal on civil matters from the National Industrial Court is final, therefore, there cannot be further appeal to the Supreme Court. To address the problem created by Fabunmi’s case, it is recommended that the Court of Appeal, in subsequent cases, should jettison the position taken in this case so that it will not be a precedent.
Eyongndi et al. (Thu,) studied this question.