▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ia ' s ▁elect oral ▁system ▁and ▁to ▁strength en ▁civil ▁society ▁organis ations ’ ▁capacity ▁to ▁better ▁eng age ▁and ▁monitor ▁elect oral ▁process . ▁ ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁the ▁bu il dup ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Niger ia ▁general ▁elections . ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁secret ariat ▁is ▁hosted ▁by ▁Policy ▁and ▁Leg al ▁Adv oc acy ▁Centre ▁( PL AC ), ▁a ▁civil ▁society ▁organisation ▁founded ▁by ▁Clement ▁N w ank wo . ▁The ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁provides ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁advance ▁planning , ▁scenario ▁building , ▁evidence ▁based ▁analysis , ▁construct ive ▁eng agement ▁with ▁various ▁st ake hold ers ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁process ▁and ▁observation ▁of ▁elections . ▁It ▁interven es ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁process ▁by ▁prom oting ▁collaboration , ▁pro active ▁advoc acy , ▁and ▁rapid ▁response ▁to ▁cr ises ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁process . ▁ ▁During ▁general ▁elections , ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁rec ruits , ▁trains ▁and ▁dep lo ys ▁about ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁election ▁obser vers ▁across ▁Niger ia ' s ▁ 3 6 ▁states ▁and ▁its ▁capital ▁Ab u ja , ▁monitoring ▁  pres ident ial , ▁parliament ary ▁and ▁state ▁elections ▁reporting ▁from ▁field ▁to ▁the ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁centre ▁located ▁at ▁Trans cor p ▁Hill ton ▁Hotel , ▁Ab u ja . ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁then ▁issues ▁statements ▁based ▁on ▁reports ▁received ▁from ▁field ▁obser vers .