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246. Appeals from Code of Conduct Tribunal and other courts and tribunals [Section 246 is (1) An appeal to the Court of Appeal shall lie as of right from - substituted by Constitution of (a) decisions of the Code of Conduct Tribunal established in the Federal Republic Fifth Schedule to this Constitution; of Nigeria (Second [Fifth Schedule] Alteration Act) 2010] (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. 247. Constitution (1) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law, the Court of Appeal shall be duly constituted if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal and in the case of appeals from – (a) a Sharia Court of Appeal, if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal learned in Islamic personal law; and (b) a Customary Court of Appeal, if it consists of not less than three Justices of Court of Appeal learned in Customary law. 158 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations