The Senate has said it will review allegations made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole regarding the alleged forgery of signatures on a committee report that recommended the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, disclosed this in an interview, assuring that the upper legislative chamber would examine the claims and make its position known.
“We are going to review any statements made by him (Oshiomhole).
The Senate will take a cursory look at either extraneous, spontaneous or intentional comments from any senator appropriately,” Adaramodu said.
His comments followed allegations by Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North Senatorial District, that the names of at least three senators were included on the Senate Committee report that recommended a six-month suspension for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central without their consent.
According to Oshiomhole, some lawmakers whose names appeared on the report informed him that they neither signed the document nor endorsed its recommendations.
Senator Oshiomhole claims that Senator Ireti told him her signature on the resolution to suspend Senator Natasha was forged by Akpabio. This is just wrong. I hope Senator Natasha sues that Akpabio. This is forgery and this is a crime. 📺: @AIT_Online pic.twitter.com/7LxVFdrRKe
— MaziTundeEdnutfan (@originalproflle) June 15, 2026
Reacting to the allegation, Adaramodu maintained that no senator had formally reported any case of signature forgery to the Senate.
“We are going to look into it. We will take a stand and everyone will know where we stand.
But we can say no senator has reported that his or her signature was forged during the Natasha matter,” he said.
The Senate spokesperson also defended the process that led to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension, noting that the matter was debated openly during plenary sessions.
“It was debated on the floor of the Senate openly at the plenary in the full glare of every Nigerian and even the international audience, and so nothing to hide,” he stated.
Adaramodu further insisted that senators are independent-minded individuals who cannot be compelled into decisions against their will.
“Nobody will say that he or she was coerced or somebody’s signature was forged; that has never happened in the Senate and it cannot happen.
It has never happened,” he said.
“Senators are independent-minded people. We are mature men and women.
And if you have any infraction against anybody, that person can, without any advocate from anywhere, show it.”
The controversy stems from the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a decision that has continued to generate debate within political circles, with fresh questions now being raised about the committee report that formed the basis of the Senate’s action.
Adaramodu, however, reiterated that the Senate acted in accordance with its rules and procedures, stressing that lawmakers remain bound by the institution’s standing orders.
