The National Assembly has been hit with a fresh wave of internal friction following a direct and firm rebuttal from the Senate leadership dismissing claims made by the Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole. The former Edo State Governor triggered a fresh legislative controversy during a television interview when he alleged that the committee report recommending the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan contained forged signatures and unauthorized inclusions.
According to Oshiomhole, at least three lawmakers—including the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe—privately confided in him that they never signed or endorsed the disciplinary document, despite their names appearing on the published report. Oshiomhole suggested that the committee may have improperly attached a basic attendance register to pass it off as an official endorsement of the harsh six-month disciplinary action.
Hitting back swiftly at the grave allegations, the Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, completely debunked Oshiomhole’s claims, describing them as entirely false. Adaramodu, who was a physical participant in the Ethics and Public Petitions Committee that handled the disciplinary investigation, insisted that no federal lawmaker was coerced and absolutely no signature was forged. He firmly reminded the public that Senators are independent-minded, mature professionals who cannot be easily manipulated or silenced.
The Senate spokesperson further chided the Edo North lawmaker’s approach, clarifying that if any member of the red chamber genuinely felt their identity or signature had been compromised, parliamentary protocol dictates that they formally present their grievance on the floor of the Senate during plenary rather than complaining to an individual in private spaces. As political analysts weigh in on this fresh leadership clash, the intense back-and-forth proves that the controversial suspension of the Kogi Central lawmaker remains a highly sensitive and deeply polarizing issue within the 10th National Assembly.
