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be employed for the use or display of physical force or coercion in promoting any political objective or interest or in such manner as to arouse reasonable apprehension that they are organised and trained or equipped for that purpose. 228. Powers of the National Assembly with respect to political parties The National Assembly may by law provide - (a) guidelines and rules to ensure internal democracy within [Section 228(a) and (b) are substituted political parties, including making laws for the conduct of party by the Constitution primaries, party congresses and party conventions; and of Federal Republic of Nigeria (First (b) the conferment on the Independent National Electoral Alteration Act) 2010] Commission of powers as may appear to the National Assembly to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the Commission more effectively to ensure that political parties observe the practices of internal democracy, including the fair and transparent conduct of party primaries, party congresses and party conventions; (c) for an annual grant to the Independent National Electoral Commission for disbursement to political parties on a fair and equitable basis to assist them in the discharge of their functions; and (d) for the conferment on the Commission of other powers as may appear to the National Assembly to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the Commission more effectively to ensure that political parties observe the provisions of this Part of this Chapter. 229. Interpretation In this Part of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires - [The definition of “association” means any body of persons corporate or association in Section unincorporate who agree to act together for any common purpose, 229 is deleted by the Constitution of and includes an association formed for any ethnic, social, cultural, Federal Republic occupational or religious purpose; and of Nigeria (First Alteration Act) 2010] The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 151