Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has clarified that he never alleged that senators’ signatures were forged in the process that led to the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
In a disclaimer issued on Tuesday night, Oshiomhole said his comments during an interview on AIT’s Politics Today on June 15 had been misrepresented.
“My attention has been drawn to an obvious misrepresentation of the statement I made during the course of my interview on AIT’s Politics Today broadcast on Monday, June 15, 2026,” he said.
“To set the record 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 stated that he fully agreed with the Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, that no senator’s signature was forged in connection with Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension.
“I agree absolutely with the spokesperson of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Yemi Adaramodu, that no signature of senators was forged in Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension,” he said.
According to him, no senator had approached him with any complaint regarding forged signatures.
“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 explained.
He stressed that any interpretation suggesting he accused anyone of forgery was false and should be disregarded.
The former governor further stated that, in his view, the controversy surrounding Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension had been settled and that the Senate had since moved on from the matter.
“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 also clarified that his remarks were made in response to a comment by the programme’s interviewer, who claimed that Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele had described the Natasha matter as the “lowest point” of the 10th Senate in the last three years.
According to Oshiomhole, his response was simply that such a statement, if indeed made by the Senate Leader, should be taken seriously.
“Once again, I emphasise that no senator told me that his or her signature was forged,” he reiterated.
He also expressed regret if his comments had caused any embarrassment to fellow 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 comes a day after comments attributed to the senator during the television interview sparked widespread reactions and prompted a response from the Senate spokesperson, who maintained that no senator’s signature was forged in the report that led to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension.
