‘Some Senators Didn’t Sign Natasha’s Suspension Report, Yet Their Name Were Published’ – Oshiomhole

The senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that the signatures of at least three lawmakers were forged or improperly included in the report that recommended the six-month suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Naija News reports that Oshiomhole made the claim while reacting to comments by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, who described Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension as one of the lowest points of the 10th Senate.

Speaking during an interview on AIT, the former Edo State governor said that some senators whose names appeared in the report had privately told him they had neither signed the document nor endorsed its recommendations.

Oshiomhole cited the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, who, according to him, expressed surprise that her name appeared on the report.

The lawmaker said, “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.

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

The senator suggested that attendance registers may have been used in place of actual signatures endorsing the report.

He described such a practice as inappropriate, saying signing a report amounted to endorsing its contents.

Oshiomhole further stated, “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.”

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, was suspended in March 2025 following allegations of gross misconduct and unruly behaviour linked to her persistent accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The suspension barred her from the National Assembly complex, stopped her salary and allowances, and led to the sealing of her office.