Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, urged voters in Ondo State to ensure his return with at least 1.2 million votes in the 16 January 2027 presidential election.

The president spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Akure on Wednesday.

Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Tinubu said he expected no less than 1.2 million votes from Ondo out of the 2.1 million registered voters in the state.

INEC declared that about 1.8 million voters have collected their Permanent Voter Cards in the state, leaving about 200,000 cards uncollected a few months before the election.

"It is our expectation that Ondo should be able to deliver 1.2 million votes out of the 1.8 million...