3 Senators’ names on Natasha suspension report were forged – Oshiomhole

By Tolulope Oke

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that the names of at least three lawmakers were included on the report that recommended the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan without their consent.

The senator representing Edo North made the claim during an interview on AIT while reacting to comments by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who recently described Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension as one of the lowest moments of the 10th Senate.

According to Oshiomhole, some senators whose names appeared on the report privately told him they neither signed nor endorsed it.

“The committee does a hearing; members are expected to sign the report to endorse it. If you don’t agree, you can abstain. But some said they didn’t sign, yet their names were published,” he said.

The former APC national chairman specifically mentioned Senator Ireti Kingibe of the Federal Capital Territory, saying she expressed surprise when she saw her name on the report.

“People like Senator Ireti Kingibe. She told me, ‘But I didn’t sign that report. But my name was published,’” Oshiomhole stated.

He suggested that attendance records may have been used in place of actual signatures, a move he described as improper.

“So, where many don’t accept the content, they could abstain from signing it because to sign is to endorse. One, two or three senators said, ‘We didn’t sign, but our names were there.’

“But how? Some say maybe they attached an attendance register, which is not the appropriate thing. But that’s not my problem. If Opeyemi said so, I think you should take it seriously,” he added.

Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended by the Senate in March 2025 over allegations of gross misconduct and unruly behaviour following her public accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The suspension barred the Kogi Central senator from accessing the National Assembly complex, stopped her salaries and allowances, and led to the closure of her office.