The Office of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Alban S. K. Bagbin, has rebutted as inaccurate publication in some media that he had banned the usage of mobile phones in Parliament.
Mr. Speaker, a statement signed by Gayheart Edem Mensah, a communications expert in the Office of the Speaker stated that the Speaker “has issued no such directive banning the use of phones in Parliament,” and that “No Member of Parliament has been stopped from using their phone in the Chamber.”
The Parliamentary Press Corps, who operate from the Press Gallery GayHeart Mensah indicated, have equally not received any directive banning them from using their phones in the execution of their functions as Parliamentary reporters.
The Speaker’s Office remains accessible to the Press for purposes of clarification on any issue of interest to them.