INEC said its explanation on result management procedure is being misinterpreted.

He expressed dissatisfaction with an unauthorised report of the closed-door meeting he held with Tinubu.

Wike’s loyalists insist that to reconcile with the presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Ayu needs to vacate his seat for a southerner.

Wike has been at loggerheads with Atiku ever since the PDP candidate declined to pick him as his running mate for the 2023 election.

He says his solution to the electricity crisis as encapsulated in his policy document, remains the most proactive plan to lead Nigeria out of darkness.

Meanwhile, the leadership of APC denied alleged plots to remove its National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.

He was accompanied by Femi Gbajabiamila, Bisi Akande, Nuhu Ribadu, Dapo Abiodun, Gbenga Daniel and Olusegun Osoba.

The three-term congresswoman was once a rising Republican star.

The electoral commission declared deputy president William Ruto winner with 50.49% of the vote and Odinga second with 48.85%.

He said some of those who showed interest in the gubernatorial ticket but failed, went to Abuja to plot against him.

He also commended the people of Kenya for the peaceful and transparent outcome of the elections.