Section 228: Powers of the National Assembly with respect to political parties (amended by Section 22 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (First Alteration) Act, 2010)

The National Assembly may by law provide -
a guidelines and rules to ensure internal democracy within political parties, including making laws for the conduct of party primaries, party congresses and party conventions ; and
b the conferment on the Independent National Electoral Commission of powers as may appear to the National Assembly to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the Commision 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.