Oshiomhole Debunks Reports of Forgery Accusation Against Senators

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has dismissed reports suggesting that he alleged the forgery of senators’ signatures in the committee report that recommended the suspension of Kogi Central lawmaker, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

In a statement issued on Tuesday night, the Edo North senator said his remarks during an appearance on AIT’s Politics Today programme on June 15 had been taken out of context and wrongly interpreted.

Oshiomhole maintained that he never accused anyone of falsifying signatures and described media reports conveying such an impression as inaccurate.

“My attention has been drawn to reports that misrepresented comments I made during my interview on AIT’s Politics Today on June 15, 2026,” he stated.

“I wish to clarify that the claim that I alleged the forgery of senators’ signatures is entirely false and does not reflect what I said.”

The former governor explained that he shared the position of Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, who had insisted that no senator’s signature was forged in connection with Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension.

According to him, none of his colleagues in the Senate had ever informed him that their signatures were falsified during the process.

“I fully agree with Senator Yemi Adaramodu that no senator’s signature was forged in the matter relating to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension,” Oshiomhole said.

“No senator approached me with any complaint that his or her signature had been forged.”

He clarified that his only observation during the interview was that a member of the committee involved had claimed that attendance signatures of some senators were attached to the final report.

Oshiomhole stressed that this statement should not be construed as an allegation of forgery.

“Any suggestion that I accused anyone of forging signatures is completely incorrect and should be disregarded,” he added.

The lawmaker further stated that, in his view, the controversy surrounding Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension had effectively been settled and that the Senate had since shifted its attention to other legislative matters.

“As far as I am concerned, the issue has been resolved, and the Senate has moved forward,” he said.

He also explained that his remarks were made while responding to a claim by the programme’s interviewer that Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele had reportedly described the Natasha suspension saga as the lowest point of the 10th Senate over the past three years.

According to Oshiomhole, his response was merely that such a statement, if indeed made by the Senate Leader, deserved serious consideration.

Reiterating his position, he emphasized once again that no senator had reported any case of signature forgery to him.

The former labour leader also expressed regret if his comments had inadvertently caused discomfort or embarrassment to any senator or to the Senate as an institution.

“I regret any embarrassment my remarks may have caused to individual senators or the 10th Senate,” he stated.

The clarification follows reactions generated by comments attributed to Oshiomhole after the television interview, which prompted a rebuttal from the Senate spokesperson, who maintained that the report leading to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension contained no forged signatures.