Locus:what you must know

Locus standi is unequivocally a threshold issue, it is not dependent on the merits of a case as earlier mentioned supra of a case but on the showing of plaintiff 's case in his statement of claim .In other words the question whether a plaintiff has locus standi to sue is determinable from the totality of averments in the statement of claim.And if there is no requisite locus standi to sue by a plaintiff it is not necessary to consider whether there is a genuine case on the merit See: Owodunni v. Regd., Trustees C.C.C. (2000)10 NWLR(Pt.675)315; Odeneye v. Efunuga (1990)7 NWLR (Pt. 164)618

LOCUS STANDI: the begining

The term locus standi denotes the legal capacity to institute an action in a court of law.It is a status which the plaintiff must have before being heard in court.It is a condition precedent to determination on the merits.
Where it is proved that a plaintiff lacks locus standi to bring an action,the court will decline jurisdiction as it has none.