Speaker of Parliament’s Official SIM Card Deactivated – Sam George Claims

Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George has revealed that the official SIM card of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has been deactivated.

According to the legislator, the SIM was deactivated despite the speaker having gone through the registration exercise.

“Over 8 million SIM cards have been disconnected, including that of the Speaker of Parliament. His official SIM card has been disconnected, even though it was registered in the name of the Parliament of Ghana. My SIM card was also disconnected.

“We are insisting that the National Identification Authority provides us with the Ghana Card, so we can register our SIM cards. It is important that the Minister appears before us to answer questions,” he indicated.

He further stressed that many individuals have been affected by the disconnection, with their livelihoods impacted and mobile money transactions disrupted.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has been scheduled to appear before Parliament on Thursday, June 8, 2023, to address concerns regarding the exercise.

However, Sam George emphasized the urgency of the Minister’s timely appearance to resolve the issues raised.

Some nine million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated by telecommunication providers on Thursday, June 1.

This was in compliance with a directive by the NCA to re-register all SIM cards in Ghana.

The SIM registration exercise was expected to have lasted for a period of six months but was extended several times due to challenges.

The final deadline ended on May 31, 2023, leaving many to rush to NIA district offices across the country for their Ghana cards.