Emergency quantity touted by APC marketing campaign spokesperson fails to attach on stay TV

Nigeria’s emergency quantity, promoted by Alwan Hassan, a
spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign
Council, failed to attach when it was examined stay on tv on Tuesday
night time.

 

Hassan spoke concerning the availability of Nigeria’s 112
emergency quantity throughout an look on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on
Channels Television, when Seun Okinbaloye, the anchor, challenged him to
reveal its effectiveness.

Hassan requested Okinbaloye to dial 112 and put the decision on
speaker mode, boasting that the quantity might be used to request emergency
help for well being, safety and different misery conditions.

“Seun, let me inform you one thing that you just don’t know: take
your telephone and name 112. Nobody is aware of about this; we used to listen to it in
America: 911,” he mentioned.

“Call 112. Now put it on speaker, and so they’ll ask you what
your emergency is, both well being, safety, misery name, no matter. Call 112.
Welcome to Nigeria. Call 112 and put it on speaker. Thanks to APC authorities.”

When Okinbaloye requested if the emergency quantity was an
achievement, Hassan answered within the affirmative and urged him to make the decision.

Hassan defined that calls could be routed to emergency
response centres within the caller’s location, the place operators would ask concerning the
nature of the emergency and dispatch the suitable responders.

The spokesperson mentioned the system may join callers
requiring ambulance companies with related companies, whereas the police could be
contacted in instances of theft and different safety emergencies.

Hassan additionally mentioned the federal authorities is working to
introduce a dashboard that may allow emergency response centres to determine
callers’ places with out requiring them to offer their addresses.

However, when Okinbaloye dialled 112 a number of instances throughout
the stay broadcast, the decision failed to attach.

“Not ringing just yet,” the anchor mentioned as he initiated the
name.

Hassan insisted that the quantity was useful, saying, “It
will ring. It will ring, and they’ll choose.”

After additional makes an attempt, Okinbaloye instructed Hassan: “This quantity
is just not working.”

Hassan maintained that the road was operational however
urged {that a} community drawback on the tv station is likely to be accountable
for the failed calls.

“It is working even without network,” he mentioned.

Okinbaloye, nonetheless, mentioned he had dialled different numbers from
the identical location, and so they related, questioning why the emergency line was
not working.

“Because you are APC?” the anchor requested.

“Not because I’m APC,” Hassan replied.

Okinbaloye requested if the failed take a look at could give viewers the
impression that Hassan was fibbing after the marketing campaign spokesperson had touted
it as an achievement of the APC administration.

Hassan denied mendacity and once more attributed the failed
connection to a attainable community glitch.

Towards the top of the change, Okinbaloye requested viewers to
take a look at the quantity and ship him messages on X to report whether or not it related.

The anchor subsequently mentioned he had acquired a number of
messages from viewers reporting that the quantity was not working.

Alwan Hassan, a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, spoke concerning the availability of Nigeria’s 112 emergency quantity, which was instantly put to the take a look at.

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— Channels Television (@channelstv) November 10, 2026

In July 2026, the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired
by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, authorized the adoption of 112 as Nigeria’s
emergency quantity throughout all ranges of presidency and related companies.

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