THERE was a rowdy session, yesterday, in the Senate, following the defection of Senator Yele Omogunwa, Ondo South, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Chairman of Forum of Christian Communities in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, Simon Ularju, has decried the “marginalisation and total neglect of communities by state and local governments in ongoing reconstruction of houses and churches burnt by Boko Haram.”

The constitutional power of the Attorney General of the Federation to discontinue criminal prosecution at any stage before judgement is delivered in any criminal proceedings instituted or undertaken by him or any other authority or person is not in doubt. The only debate is as to the propriety or otherwise in the exercise of the awesome powers vested in the Attorney General in Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Youth leaders from the ethnic nationalities in the nine states of the Niger Delta yesterday called on governors in the region to support the Federal Government’s efforts at resolving the contentious issues in the region with the establishment of an economic and political plan for the region’s development.

SENATE President, Bukola Saraki, called for an end to all forms of discrimination and stigmatization against persons living with HIV/AIDS.