Tinubu’s marketing campaign spokesperson beneath fireplace as 112 emergency quantity fails on dwell TV

The spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Alwan Hassan, has come beneath scrutiny after his try to exhibit the performance of Nigeria’s 112 emergency quantity failed throughout a dwell tv interview.

The incident occurred on Tuesday whereas Hassan appeared on Channels Television’s programme, the place he was interviewed by journalist Seun Okinbaloye.

During the dialogue, Hassan challenged Okinbaloye to dial 112, Nigeria’s emergency phone quantity, to exhibit that the service was operational.

He argued that many Nigerians have been unaware of the emergency service, which he likened to comparable methods utilized in international locations such because the United States.

“Take your phone and call 112. Nobody knows about this. We used to hear about it in America. Put it on speaker, Seun. Welcome to Nigeria,” Hassan mentioned.

However, the demonstration didn’t go as anticipated, as the decision failed to attach.

Reacting to the unsuccessful try, Okinbaloye questioned the performance of the emergency service and linked the event to what he described because the administration’s unfulfilled guarantees.

“It’s not working. Maybe this is one of you people’s promises that is not fully functional. You have a long list of non-functional promises,” the interviewer mentioned.

In response, Hassan appeared to acknowledge the setback however maintained that the federal government wanted further time to fulfil its guarantees.

“This is why we are asking for more time,” he mentioned.

However, a subsequent try by DAILY POST to achieve the emergency quantity additionally proved unsuccessful, as the decision failed to attach.