Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday hailed the registration of All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing the new mega party as succour to Nigeria’s political pain.

The governor's Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, in a statement in Ibadan, said with the development, the progressives were now set to rescue the country from the abyss which it had been plunged into by the reactionary elements.He said that with the registration of APC, history had been made as it is the first merger to be midwifed in the annals of political parties in Nigeria.

According to him, the coming on board of APC was the resultant effect of the

commitment, doggedness, political sagacity and the resolve of people of like minds across the country to come together and create a platform through which the country could be liberated. ``With APC, it is a new political dawn in Nigeria and a fresh air in the Nigerian political waters,’’ Governor Ajimobi said.He added that the stage was now set for the progressives to spread the gospel of APC to all the nooks and crannies of the country and reawaken the consciousness of Nigerians on the need for change.

The governor gave kudos to patriots cut across the merger parties and Nigerians in general who stood by the proponents of the new political party to ensure its eventual registration by INEC.