James Manager
| James Manager | |
|---|---|
| National Senator | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Constituency | Delta South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1960 (age 53) |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Profession | Politician |
James Manager is a Nigerian senator who represents the People's Democratic Party in the Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State. He became a Senator in 2007.[1]
Background
James Manager has a B.Sc in Law from Ahmadu Bello University and an M.Sc in Law from the University of Lagos.[1]
Political career
James Manager was elected to the Senate on the People's Democratic Party ticket for the Delta South Senatorial District in 2007. He was appointed to the Works committee, Niger Delta committee and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters committee.[1]
In May 2009, he raised the issue of the damage caused by the continued military bombardment of communities in the oil-rich Gbaramatu clan, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, leading to a senate resolution urging their Committee on Defence and Army to take action.[2] He was joined in his protest against the violence by former Senator Fred Brume, who called it "an unequal battle that is drastically de-populating several parts of the region.[3] In September 2009, Senator Manager urged President Umaru Yar'Adua to appoint someone familiar with the region as Minister of the newly created Ministry of Niger Delta.[4]
Manager supported finding a diplomatic solution to the Joint Task Force attacks on Ijaw villages, saying war was not the right approach.[5]
Manager successfully ran for re-election as Delta South Senator on the PDP platform in the April 2011 elections.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sen. James Manager". National Assembly of Nigeria. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "Senate Raises Panel Over Military Action". Daily Independent (Lagos). 21 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "War in the Creeks of Nigeria - Stop This Carnage, Say Niger Delta Leaders". Somali Press. May 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "Any Nigerian can be N-Delta minister - Senator". The Nigerian Observer. September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "War in the Creeks of Nigeria - Stop This Carnage, Say Niger Delta Leaders". Somali Press. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "Delta North Senators-Elect Okowa, Manager's Victory Well Deserved - PDP". AllNewsNigeria. 14 APRIL 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
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