Nigeria, June 25 -- The governors of the six South-west states have vowed to put their political affiliations aside to confront the security challenges facing their region.

Five of the governors were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) while Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The five APC governors include Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, and Gboyega Oyetola of Osun.

They made this pledge in separate remarks at a security summit, titled: "Stakeholders' Security Summit: Focus on Western Nigeria" held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday.

The summit was organised by the Development Agenda for Western Ni...