James Manager

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| office1 = Chairman of the
Delta State People's Democratic Party

| term_start1 = 1998

| term_end1 = 1999

| predecessor1 = Inaugural holder

| successor1 = Pius Sinebe

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| office = Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Delta South Senatorial District

| term_start = 2003

| term_end = 13 June 2023

| predecessor = Stella Omu

| successor = Joel-Onowakpo Thomas

| constituency = Delta South

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James Manager is a Nigerian politician of the People's Democratic Party{{Cite web|date=2021-07-24|title=James Manager and James Ibori: The untold Story|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/james-manager-and-james-ibori-the-untold-story/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}} who served as a senator representing Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State in the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2023.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nassnig.org/senate/member.php?senator=45&page=1&state=12

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054858/http://www.nassnig.org/senate/member.php?senator=45&page=1&state=12

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=2016-03-04

|title=Sen. James Manager

|publisher=National Assembly of Nigeria

|access-date=2009-09-15}}

Background

Manager attended Epiekiri Primary School Ogbeinama in 1974. He had his secondary school education at FSLC

School of Basic

Studies, Port

Harcourt in 1983.

Manager has an LLB Hons in Law from Ahmadu Bello University in 1986, then he graduated from the Nigerian Law School in 1987 and he got LLM in Law from the University of Lagos in 1989.{{Cite web |title=James Manager biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/15518/james-manager |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}

Political career

Manager was elected to the Senate on the People's Democratic Party ticket for the Delta South Senatorial District in 2003. He was appointed to the Works committee, Niger Delta committee and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters committee.

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 the Committee on Defence and Army to take action.{{cite web

|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200905210275.html

|title=Senate Raises Panel Over Military Action

|date=21 May 2009

|publisher=Daily Independent (Lagos)

|access-date=2009-09-15}}

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.{{cite web

|url=http://www.somalipress.com/news/2009-may-18/war-creeks-nigeria-stop-carnage-say-niger-delta-leaders.html

|date=May 18, 2009

|title=War in the Creeks of Nigeria - Stop This Carnage, Say Niger Delta Leaders

|publisher=Somali Press

|access-date=2009-09-15}}

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.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/7102008/7102008/news/news2.html

|publisher=The Nigerian Observer

|title=Any Nigerian can be N-Delta minister - Senator

|date=September 15, 2009

|access-date=2009-09-15

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182238/http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/7102008/7102008/news/news2.html

|archive-date=July 14, 2011

|url-status=dead

}}

Manager supported finding a diplomatic solution to the Joint Task Force attacks on Ijaw villages, saying war was not the right approach.{{cite news|title=War in the Creeks of Nigeria - Stop This Carnage, Say Niger Delta Leaders|url=http://www.somalipress.com/news/2009-may-18/war-creeks-nigeria-stop-carnage-say-niger-delta-leaders.html|access-date=18 May 2012|newspaper=Somali Press|date=18 May 2009}}

Manager successfully ran for re-election as Delta South Senator on the PDP platform in the April 2011 elections.{{cite web

|url=http://www.allnewsnigeria.com/nigerianewspolitics/112-politics/6627-delta-north-senators-elect-okowa-managers-victory-well-deserved-pdp.html

|work=AllNewsNigeria

|title=Delta North Senators-Elect Okowa, Manager's Victory Well Deserved - PDP

|date=14 April 2011

|access-date=2011-04-21

|archive-date=2011-09-03

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903190944/http://www.allnewsnigeria.com/nigerianewspolitics/112-politics/6627-delta-north-senators-elect-okowa-managers-victory-well-deserved-pdp.html

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References

Notes

Category:People from Delta State

Category:Living people

Category:Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)

Category:Senators of the 9th National Assembly (Nigeria)

Category:Senators of the 8th National Assembly (Nigeria)

Category:Senators of the 7th National Assembly (Nigeria)

Category:Senators of the 6th National Assembly (Nigeria)

Category:Senators of the 5th National Assembly (Nigeria)

Category:Nigerian Law School alumni

Category:Ahmadu Bello University alumni

Category:University of Lagos alumni

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)