Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (First Alteration) Act 2010 No. 5 23. Section 229 of the Principal Act is altered by deleting the interpretation of the word "association". 24. Scction 233(2) of the Principal Act is altered in paragraph(e) by— A 1099 Alteration of Section 229. Alteration of Section 233. (a) substituting for the word "or" after the word "President" in subparagraphs (/'), (ii) and (Hi), a comma - "," ; and (b) inserting immediately after the word "Vice-President" in subparagraphs (/), (ii) and (//'/), the words, "Governor or Deputy Governor". 25. Section 239 of the Principal Act is altered by— Alteration of Section 239. (a) substituting for the word "or" after the word "President" in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), a comma - " , " ; and (b) inserting immediately after the word "Vice-President" in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), the words "Governor or Deputy Governor". 26. Section 246 of the Principal Act is altered— Alteration of Section 246. (a) in subsection (1) (b), by— (/) substituting for the words, "National Assembly Election Tribunals and Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunals", the words "National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunals", (ii) deleting subparagraph (ii), and (Hi) renumbering the paragraph appropriately ; and (b) in subsection (3), line 2, by inserting immedately after the word "final", the words, "provided that an interlocutory application may be decided during the delivery of judgment". 27. Section 251 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after the existing subsection (3) a new subsection "(4)"— Alteration of Section 251. "(4) The Federal High Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction to determine any question as to whether the term of office or a seat of a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives has ceased or his seat has become vacant." 28. Section 272 of the Principal Act is altered by inserting immediately after the existing subsection (2) a new subsection "(3)"— Alteration of Section 272. "(3) Subject to the provisions of section 251 and other provisions of this Constitution, the Federal High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the question as to whether the term of office of a member of the House of Assembly of a State, a Governor or Deputy Governor has ceased or become vacant". 29. Section 285 of the Principal Act is altered— (a) by substituting for the existing subsection (1) a new subsection "(1)"— Alteration of Section 285.