Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North Senatorial District, has clarified his earlier remarks regarding the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, insisting that he never alleged that any senator’s signature was forged during the process.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Oshiomhole said comments he made during an appearance on AIT’s Politics Today on June 15 had been misconstrued and widely misrepresented.
“My attention has been drawn to an obvious misrepresentation of the statement I made during my interview on AIT’s Politics Today broadcast on June 15, 2026,” he said.
According to the former Edo State governor, claims that he accused the Senate of forging senators’ signatures are entirely false.
“The insinuation that I said signatures of senators were forged is a complete misrepresentation of what I actually said,” Oshiomhole stated.
He expressed full agreement with Senator Yemi Adaramodu, spokesperson of the Senate, who had maintained that no senator’s signature was forged in connection with the suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central.
“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. This is because no senator complained to me that his or her signature was forged,” he said.
Oshiomhole explained that his comments were limited to concerns reportedly raised by a member of the committee that handled the suspension matter. According to him, the senator claimed that attendance signatures from committee meetings were attached to the panel’s final report.
“The only comment I made is that one senator, who is a member of the committee, claimed that the signatures recorded for attendance were attached to the final report,” he explained.
“Any suggestion that I alleged that any senator’s signature was forged is completely untrue and should be disregarded.”
The lawmaker also noted that the Senate had moved beyond the controversy surrounding Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension.
“As far as I am concerned, the issue of the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been put to rest, and the Senate has since moved on,” he said.
Oshiomhole added that his remarks during the interview were made in response to comments attributed to Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who reportedly described Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension as the “lowest point” in the three-year history of the 10th Senate.
Credit: TheCable
