Three senators’ signatures on Natasha suspension report were forged - Oshiomhole

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that the report recommending the six-month suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan contains forged or improperly included signatures from at least three senators.

Oshiomhole, representing Edo North Senatorial District, made this claim during a television interview, responding to remarks by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who had called Akpoti-Uduaghan's suspension a low point for the 10th Senate. Oshiomhole asserted that several lawmakers whose names appeared on the report had privately told him they never signed it or endorsed its findings.

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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 specifically mentioned Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory, stating that she informed him she did not sign the report despite her name being published. Oshiomhole argued that including names without consent violates parliamentary procedure, as signing a report signifies endorsement.

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

"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 registers might have been misused to add names, which he deemed inappropriate.

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, was suspended in March 2025 after being found guilty of alleged gross misconduct and unruly behavior. This disciplinary action followed a report by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. The suspension, which included the withdrawal of her salary and allowances, has been a subject of significant controversy, occurring amidst a public dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, whom she had accused of victimization.

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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,’