The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has stripped Alwan Hassan and three other officials of their roles as campaign spokespersons, barely 24 hours after Hassan’s attempt to showcase Nigeria’s 112 emergency toll-free number ended in an embarrassing on-air failure.
Live television challenge backfires
During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Hassan touted the functionality of the 112 emergency response line—comparing it to the United States’ 911 system—as a flagship achievement of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Confident the service would work instantly, Hassan challenged anchor Seun Okinbaloye to test it live on air:
“Take your phone and call 112. Nobody knows about this. We used to hear it in America, 911. Call 112 now, put it on the speaker, and they’ll ask you what’s your emergency. Thanks to APC government”.
However, repeated attempts by both Okinbaloye and Hassan to dial the number failed to connect.
When Hassan blamed a localized network glitch at the studio, Okinbaloye countered that regular calls from the same location were connecting without issue, prompting viewers nationwide to test the line and flood social media with complaints.
Campaign council restructures media directorate
In a statement issued on Wednesday, November 11, and signed by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, the APC Presidential Campaign Council announced an immediate overhaul of its communications structure aimed at ensuring “more cohesive, disciplined, and effective public engagement.”
Under the new directive, official spokesperson duties for the campaign have been restricted exclusively to three senior figures:
Abdulaziz Yari (Director-General of the Campaign Council)
Dele Alake (Minister of Solid Minerals Development)
Mohammed Idris (Minister of Information and National Orientation)
Hassan—alongside fellow spokespersons Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu, and Adamu Fanda—was relieved of official spokesperson status, though the four will remain ordinary members of the media directorate. Broadcast stations were also instructed to deal strictly with authorised representatives cleared by the restructured leadership.
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