Seun Okinbaloye Reacts as APC Chieftain Blames Network Issues After Failed 112 Emergency Number Test

According to a post on his official X account on Tuesday November 10, 2026, Channels Television presenter Seun Okinbaloye shared a video on X after a live test of Nigeria’s 112 emergency line failed to connect during Tuesday’s edition of Politics Today.

The test followed a discussion with Alwan Hassan, a member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, about the emergency number’s availability.

Hassan presented the line as an achievement of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and said it could be reached even when a caller had no mobile network service. He then challenged Okinbaloye to dial 112 during the programme.

The presenter made the call on speakerphone, but it did not connect. After another attempt also failed, Hassan tried from his own phone, with the same result.

Okinbaloye pointed out on air that the call was not going through, putting the service’s availability in question during the live discussion.

Hassan attributed the failed calls to network problems rather than a fault with the emergency line itself.

He said the service would be delivered with time, asking viewers to allow the government more time to make it work nationwide. “We’ll fulfil them. We’ll fulfil them with time. This is why we’re asking for more time,” Hassan said.

After the broadcast, Okinbaloye posted the clip on his official X account.

His reaction identified Hassan as a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and noted that the availability of Nigeria’s 112 emergency line had been discussed on the programme. The post brought wider attention to the unsuccessful on-air test.

The 112 number is intended to provide a single point of contact for people seeking emergency assistance.

Its effectiveness depends on callers being able to connect and on the response system being able to direct requests for help.

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