(c) suppressing insurrection and acting in aid of civil authorities to restore order when called upon to do so by
the President, but subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly; and
(d) performance such other functions as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.
(3) The composition of the officer corps an other ranks of the armed forces of the Federation shall reflect the
federal character of Nigeria.
218. (1) The powers of the President as the Commissioner-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation shall
include power to determine the operational use of the armed forces of the Federation.
(2) The powers conferred on the President by subsection (1) of this section shall include power to appoint the
Chief of Defence staff, the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of Air Staff and heads of any
other branches of the armed forces of the Federation as may be established by an Act of the National Assembly.
(3) The President may, by directions in writing and subject to such conditions as he think fit, delegate to any
member of the armed forces of the Federation his powers relating to the operational use of the Armed Forces of
the Federation.
(4) The National Assembly shall have power to make laws for the regulation of (a) the powers exercisable by the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation; and
(b) the appointment, promotion and disciplinary control of members of the armed forces of the Federation.
219. The National Assembly shall (a) in giving effect to the functions specified in section 217 of thisConstitution; and
(b) with respect to the powers exercisable by the President under section 218of this Constitution, by an Act,
established a body which shall comprise such members as theNational Assembly may determine, and which
shall have power to ensure that the composition of the armed forces of the Federation shall reflect the federal
character of Nigeria in the manner prescribed in the section 217 of this Constitution.
220. (1) The Federation shall establish and maintain adequate facilities for carrying into effect any Act of the
National Assembly providing for compulsory military training or military service for citizens of Nigeria.
(2) Until an Act of the National Assembly is made in that behalf the President may maintain adequate facilities
in any secondary or post-secondary educational institution in Nigeria for giving military training in any such
institution which desires to have the training.
D - Political Parties
221. No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election or
contribute to the funds of any political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an election.
222. No association by whatever name called shall function as a party, unless (a) the names and addresses of its national officers are registered with the Independent National Electoral
Commission;
(b) the membership of the association is open to every citizen of Nigeria irrespective of his place of origin,
circumstance of birth, sex, religion or ethnic grouping;
(c) a copy of its constitution is registered in the principal office of the Independent National Electoral
Commission in such form as may be prescribed by the Independent National Electoral Commission;
(d) any alteration in its registered constitution is also registered in the principal office of the Independent
National Electoral Commission within thirty days of the making of such alteration
(e) the name of the association, its symbol or logo does not contain any ethnic or religious connotation or give
the appearance that the activities of the association are confined to a part only of the geographical area of
Nigeria; and
(f) the headquarters of the association is situated in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
223. (1) The constitution and rules of a political party shall-