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loyalty and give every citizen of Nigeria a sense of belonging to the nation as expressed in section 14 (3) and (4) of this Constitution; “Federation” means the Federal Republic of Nigeria; “financial year” means any period of twelve months beginning on the first day of January in any year or such other date as the National Assembly may prescribe; “function” includes power and duty; “government” includes the Government of the Federation, or of any State, or of a local government council or any person who exercises power of authority on its behalf; “Governor” or “Deputy Governor” means the Governor of a State or a Deputy Governor of a State; “House of Assembly” means the House of Assembly of a State; “judicial office” means the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria or a [Definition of Justice of the Supreme Court, the President or Justice of the Court judicial office of Appeal, the office of the Chief Judge or a Judge of the Federal under Section 318 High Court, the office of the President or Judge of the National is altered by the Constitution of Industrial Court, the office of the Chief Judge or Judge of the High Federal Republic Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the office of the Chief of Nigeria (Third Judge of a State and Judge of the High Court of a State, a Grand Alteration Act) Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital 2010] Territory, Abuja, a President or Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a Grand Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State, or President or a Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal of a State; and a reference to a “judicial officer” is a reference to the holder of any such office; “law” means a law enacted by the House of Assembly of a State; “legislative house” means the Senate, House of Representatives or a House of Assembly. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 209