APC sacks campaign spokesperson after failed 112 call on live tv

The APC Presidential Campaign Council has sacked Alwan Hassan as spokesperson after his controversial Channels TV interviews, including a live 112 emergency call that failed, and limited official communication to three people.

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has sacked Alwan Hassan as campaign spokesperson following his controversial interviews on Channels TV, Daily Post reports. In a statement on Wednesday, Deputy Director-General (Administration) Femi Gbajabiamila said only Director-General Abdulaziz Yari, official spokesperson Dele Alake and Information Minister Mohammed Idris may now speak for the campaign. Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda were moved to the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications as ordinary members.

The decision followed Hassan’s Tuesday night appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he cited the 112 emergency number as a key achievement of the Tinubu government. He challenged the presenter to dial it live.

“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,” Hassan said.

The call failed several times when the presenter dialled. Weeks earlier, Hassan had claimed in another TV interview that some ministers paid “billions” to secure their appointments.