{"id":1253449,"date":"2022-11-18T13:56:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/18\/i-have-not-banned-mps-from-using-their-mobile-phones-in-parliament-aban-bagbin\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T13:56:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:56:23","slug":"i-have-not-banned-mps-from-using-their-mobile-phones-in-parliament-aban-bagbin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/18\/i-have-not-banned-mps-from-using-their-mobile-phones-in-parliament-aban-bagbin\/","title":{"rendered":"I Have Not Banned MPs From Using Their Mobile Phones In Parliament &#8211; Aban Bagbin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/743091b6524848568df38217a36447b0\" alt=\"I Was Sleeping When MPs Were Fighting In Parliament Over E-Levy- Alban  &lt;a class=\" tag-body=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gh.opera.news\/tags\/bagbin\"\/>Bagbin&#8221;\/&gt;<span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has refuted claims that he has banned the use of mobile phones in the gallery of chambers as part of enhanced security measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">This statement comes after a publication in the Daily Guide newspaper alleged that the Speaker of Parliament had put out a directive to ban Members of Parliament from using mobile phones in the House to ensure security measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">A statement communicated by the Office of the Speaker of Parliament denied the report and called it false.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">\u201cMr Speaker has issued no such directive banning the use of phones in Parliament,\u201d the office said in the statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">Mr Bagbin\u2019s office also said, \u201cno member of Parliament has been stopped from using his phone in the chamber.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">\u201cThe press corps who operate from the press gallery have equally not received any directive banning them from using their phones in the execution of their functions as parliamentary reporters\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">There have been concerns about MPs using their mobile phones in Parliament and suggestions made to ban this act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\">In 2020, the Majority Leader touched on the issue of mobile phones distracting proceedings in the House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cdfe7970f09f463a8db81a1195a39d1a\" height=\"879\" width=\"624\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Kritiq (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAlban Bagbin<br \/>\nBagbin<br \/>\nDaily Guide<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Bagbin&#8221;\/&gt;The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has refuted claims that he has banned the use of mobile phones in the gallery of chambers as part of enhanced security measures. 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