Senator Adams Oshiomhole has denied alleging that signatures of senators were forged in the report that recommended the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, stating that his comments on the matter had been misrepresented.
In a disclaimer issued on Tuesday night, the Edo North senator said his remarks during an interview on AIT’s Politics Today on June 15 were inaccurately reported in sections of the media.
“My attention has been brought to an obvious misrepresentation of the statement I made during the course of my interview on AIT ‘Politics Today’ broadcast on Monday 15th June 2026,” he said.
“To set the records straight, I wish to make the following clarifications. The insinuation that I said signatures of Senators were forged is a complete misrepresentation of what I actually said.”
Oshiomhole stressed that he agreed with the Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, that no senator’s signature was forged during the process that led to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension.
According to him, no lawmaker had raised any complaint with him regarding alleged forgery.
“I agree absolutely with the spokesperson of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Yemi Adaramodu, that no signature of Senators was forged in Natasha Akpoti’s suspension,” he said.
“This is because no Senator complained to me that his or her signature was forged. The only comment I made is that one Senator, who is a member of the Committee, ‘claimed’ that the signatures of attendance of some Senators were attached to the final report.”
He further clarified that his comments were based on claims made during the television interview and should not be interpreted as an allegation of forgery.
Oshiomhole added that, in his view, the matter surrounding Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension had been concluded, noting that the Senate had since moved on.
“As far as I am concerned, the issue of suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been put to rest and the Senate has since moved on,” he said.
He also explained that his remarks were made in response to an assertion during the interview that Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele had described the issue as the “lowest point” of the 10th Senate.
According to him, his response was simply that such a statement, if made, should be taken seriously.
Oshiomhole reiterated that no senator informed him of any forged signatures and expressed regret if his comments caused embarrassment to any lawmaker or the Senate as an institution.
“Finally, I regret if my comments may have caused embarrassment to any Senator or the 10th Senate as an institution,” he said.
The clarification follows widespread reactions to his televised remarks, which prompted a response from the Senate spokesperson, who maintained that no signature forgery occurred in the report linked to the suspension of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.
