Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Peter Onwusanya, yesterday, advised antagonists to the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan to change and join hands with the President to address the current insurgency and dwindling economy to better the life of Nigerians.

The Speaker, who gave the advice in his New Year message, expressed the hope that the 2015 would enhance the political and economic fortunes of Nigeria and Nigerians.

He said: “The position of the opposition in the current political and economic situation is becoming unpatriotic. Every Nigerian must co-operate to find solution. Those who are consistently opposed to government policies without preferring solution are not helping the country.

“Therefore, we must all appreciate the need to support the government so that Nigerians would smile.”

Onwusanya, who represents Oshinmili South constituency, commended the people of Delta State for their peaceful disposition that had paved the way for the administration at both the state and federal levels to excel.

While saying that Delta State had remained one of the most peaceful states in the federation, he attributed the situation to the co-operation of the residents, who were law abiding and ready to support government programmes and policies.

He said the state House of Assembly would cash in on the peoples’ co-operation to ensure that laws were made for the betterment of the populace, stressing that it was the belief of the lawmakers that Deltans would reap the benefits of democracy.

The Speaker urged Nigerians to live in hope because 2015 will bring better things and prove cynics wrong, and that the country will overcome the subsisting challenges.