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102. (a) The Units shall be autonomous in their administration.

(b) The Units shall assist Sub-Units, whenever necessary, in the maintenance of public safety and order.

(c) The Executive Authority of the Federation may help with armed forces the Government of a Unit or Sub-Unit at the request of the Government of the Unit in the restoration of public order.

(d) If public safety and order be seriously disturbed in any part of the Republic and the Government of the Unit concerned fails to restore public order, the President of the Federation may take necessary measures to restore public safety and order if necessary with the armed forces. Under such circumstances all authorities of the Unit concerned shall assist and obey the instructions of the Executive Authority of the Federation and its duly authorised agents.

(e) If public safety and order be seriously disturbed the Executive Authority of the Federation may also suspend the provision of the Constitution concerning freedom of speech, association and assembly and inviolability of person, home and correspondence in the manner and to the extent determined by the Federal Law and enforce such of the provisions as are determined by the Federal Law for such occasions.

(f) The Executive Authority must immediately communicate to the Federal Legislature all measures taken under this clause of the Constitution.

(g) The Executive Authority of the Federation shall not lend its support to the Rulers of the Federated States for the purpose of suppressing the freedom movement of the people of States.

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