Senator Adams Oshiomhole has rejected reports claiming he alleged that the signatures of lawmakers were forged in the report that recommended the suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The Edo North senator, in a disclaimer released on Tuesday night, said remarks he made during an interview on AIT’s Politics Today programme on June 15 were taken out of context and wrongly interpreted.
Oshiomhole stated that reports suggesting he accused anyone of forging senators’ signatures did not accurately reflect his comments.
“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.”
The former Edo State governor said he agreed with the position of the Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, that no senator’s signature was forged during the process that resulted in Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension.
He explained that no senator had approached him with a complaint that their signature was forged.
“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 stated.
“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.”
Oshiomhole added that any suggestion that he accused anyone of forgery was inaccurate and should be ignored.
He maintained that the controversy surrounding Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension had been resolved, adding that the Senate had moved beyond the matter.
“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.
The senator further clarified that his comments were made while responding to a statement by the AIT interviewer, who claimed that Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele described the Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan issue as the “lowest point” of the 10th Senate in the last three years.
According to Oshiomhole, his response was that such a statement, if made by the Senate Leader, deserved serious consideration.
“Once again, I emphasise that no Senator told me that his or her signature was forged,” he stated.
He also apologised if his remarks created any discomfort for lawmakers 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,” Oshiomhole said.
The clarification followed reactions to comments linked to the senator’s television appearance, which prompted the Senate spokesperson to respond by insisting that no senator’s signature was forged in the report that led to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension.
