The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has dissolved its previously announced spokesperson positions, restricting official communication on behalf of the campaign to three senior officials.
The decision was announced on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in a statement signed by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the campaign council.
Under the new arrangement, only the council’s Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, are authorised to speak on behalf of the campaign.
Gbajabiamila explained that the restructuring was aimed at ensuring more coordinated, disciplined and effective public communication.
He added that all individuals previously appointed as campaign spokespersons would now become members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications.
The council also directed radio and television stations to take note of the changes, stating that appropriate representatives would be designated for media appearances whenever necessary.
The development comes hours after Alwan Hassan, one of the APC campaign spokespersons, faced criticism following a controversial demonstration of Nigeria’s 112 emergency hotline during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
During Tuesday night’s programme, Hassan challenged the show’s presenter, Seun Okinbaloye, to dial 112 to demonstrate the functionality of the national emergency number, which he described as an achievement of the Tinubu administration.
However, repeated attempts to connect the call during the live broadcast were unsuccessful.
Okinbaloye questioned the effectiveness of the service, pointing out that other telephone calls could connect from the same location.
Hassan maintained that the emergency number was operational but suggested that a network-related issue might have affected the demonstration.
The exchange attracted public attention, with several viewers reportedly questioning the reliability of the emergency service.
However, a subsequent test by TheCable successfully connected to the Lagos State emergency centre, suggesting that the service could be reached in at least some locations.
The APC campaign council’s announcement did not explicitly state that the restructuring was a direct consequence of the controversy surrounding Hassan’s television appearance.
The latest decision effectively removes the previously appointed individuals from their individual spokesperson roles while retaining them within the campaign’s media and strategic communications directorate.
