▁on ▁international ▁community ▁to ▁ex ert ▁pressure ▁on ▁all ▁political ▁actors ▁to ▁play ▁by ▁the ▁elect oral ▁law ▁and ▁gu idel ines ▁and ▁where ▁need ▁be ▁san ction ▁be ▁im posed ▁on ▁specific ▁polit icians ▁involved . ▁ ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁issued ▁series ▁of ▁statements ▁condem ning ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁pol ls ▁resulting ▁from ▁wide ▁spread ▁irregular ities ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁serious ▁la ps es ▁in ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁President ial ▁and ▁National ▁Assembly ▁elections ▁saying ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁step ▁back ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁pol ls . ▁The ▁pol ls ▁sl ated ▁for ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁were ▁post pon ed ▁hours ▁before ▁pol ls ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁open ▁due ▁to ▁log istic ▁challeng es . ▁But ▁when ▁the ▁pol ls ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁res ch eduled ▁date , ▁same ▁log istic ▁h itch es ▁affected ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁pol ls ▁in ▁hundreds ▁of ▁locations ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁  About ▁ 5 8 ▁death s ▁were ▁recorded ▁during ▁the ▁pol ls . ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁  report ed ▁inc idence ▁of ▁vote - bu ying ▁  r anging ▁from ▁ 5 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁na ira ▁in ▁  Ad am awa , ▁S ok oto , ▁Lag os , ▁D elta , ▁En ug u , ▁Ek iti , ▁Bau chi , ▁Ben