Ghani vs FRN

"I have earlier said in this judgment that the
learned trial Judge relied on the case of
Adesanya to strike out the plaintiff/appellant's
claim on the basis of lack of locus standi.
Fortunately, the Apex Court has now departed
from the former narrow approach in the
Adesanya's case and the subsequent
decisions. In Fawehinmi v. Akilu (1987) 4
NWLR (Pt.67) page 797, the Supreme Court in
its considered judgment, per Eso, JSC,
considered the locus standi of the appellant
and held at page 847 that: "In this instant
appeal before this court, I think, with respect
that the lead judgment of my learned brother
Obaseki, JSC is an advancement on the
position hitherto held by this Court on "locus
standi". I think again with respect, that it is a
departure from the former narrow attitude of
this court in the Abraham Adesanya case and
subsequent decisions, for strictly speaking, my
Lord Nnaemeka-Agu, JCA (as he then was)
who no doubt was bound by those decisions at
that time was tight in his interpretation of the
stand of this court, and so, strictly on those
authorities of this court, along, his judgment
with respect, could not be faulted when he
said:- "In this country, the result of all the
cases is that the common law concept that a
person who has a locus and can sue is only
one who has a legal right, or whose legal right
has been adversely affected or who has
suffered, or is in imminent danger of suffering
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