chuksjuve:
Not surprised , this Is the season of political defection ..

APC finally coming to an end..

Political transfer is open!

He had also lamented the absence of adequate training and workshops opportunities for the state lawmakers, which according to him, has affected negatively the performances of Legislatures and legislations in the state

Over 80% of Lawmakers in this (8th) Assembly are green horns, and as legislatures we are expected to go for seminars, workshops and conventions to improve our capacity, but unfortunately since we resumed, this is our third year, we have only travelled once for the commonwealth parliamentary association CPA meeting, we have only gone for only one seminar, whereas other states that produce only onions and water melon are able to sponsor their lawmakers to all seminars, workshops and CPA meetings even to foreign countries ”

“The speaker has failed to deliver all this trainings to members, now as new members how do we contribute on the floor of the house when we have not been adequately trained , some members do not even know how to move motions”

When has it become a must for a lawmaker to go for seminar overseas and undergo training in order to move a motion in a house of assembly?

Hon Mana is confused and an aberration to the tenets of Democracy

He has already lost his constituency in 2019

He performed below expectations, and he was to be replaced as PDP flag candidate for Ahoada constituency , he quickly jump shipped to APC , where he will still suffer inevitable defeat in 2019.

Hon Mana has been an abysmal failure in Rivers State house of assembly.

wingmanII:
That ends his political career. Ahoada is staunchly PDP.

MadeInTokyo:


Chop knuckles

U truly understand Rivers State politics

Upritman:
@SuanusBlog

A member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon.Martins Mana has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, for the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.

Hon Mana's defection is coming few weeks after he vehemently criticised the leadership of the assembly and called on the Speaker Rt. Hon Ikuinyi Uwaji-Ibani to resign.

He had also lamented  the absence of adequate training and workshops opportunities for the state lawmakers, which according to him,  has  affected negatively the performances of Legislatures and legislations in the state.

“Over  80% of Lawmakers in this (8th) Assembly are green horns,  and as  legislatures we are expected to go for seminars, workshops and conventions to improve our capacity, but unfortunately since we resumed, this is our third year, we have only travelled once for the commonwealth parliamentary association CPA meeting, we have only gone for only one seminar, whereas other states that produce only onions and water melon are able to sponsor their lawmakers to all seminars, workshops and CPA meetings even to foreign countries ”
“The speaker has failed to deliver all this trainings to members, now as new members how do we contribute on the floor of the house when we have not been adequately trained , some members do not even know how to move motions”
“For 17 months staff have not been paid, our staff have literally turned to beggars, this edifice was built by former governor Peter Odili, yet cannot be maintained by the speaker, even when the present governor Nyesom Wike  gave him N600m to renovate both the quarters and the complex, the speaker never did it, look at how the complex is in a mess, everywhere is smelling, then someone would ask us not to talk.”
“Today I felt that why we are talking about the protection of Rivers people against the Federal Government, there is also need for us to remove the worm in our own eyes before removing the one in other people’s eyes.
“If this is what we have to offer, I want to dissociated myself from this kind of assembly, this is not a proper assembly, we have three arms of government, the executive is functioning very well, the judiciary is functioning very well but look at the Rivers State House of Assembly, is this actually an assembly, most people don’t even know their left from their right, we have kept quiet for so long and now the tenure is ending, nothing has been achieved, the only thing we know how to do is when the governor sends bills, we deliberate on the governor’s request and that is all, so it is bothering me.
“If the speaker knows that he is not competent to lead the house, because we cannot come here and fail because of one man’s lackadaisical attitude, if he know that he cannot pilot this house, he should honorably resign let another man takeover.” the Lawmaker had said.

But amidst fears that Hon.Mana may soon be suspended from the house, the lawmaker took the bold step to dump the PDP.

Some political watchers have hailed the courage of Hon.Mana to challenge Gov.Wike and the way the state assembly has been functioning thus far.

It may interest you to know that Hon.Mana represents Ahoada East State Constituency 1 at the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Hon.Manna was received by the state APC Chairman, Hon.Ojukaye Flag Amachree, 2015 Deputy Governorship Candidate of the party, Hon.Asita Honourable, Party Executives and other chieftains of the party in Ahoada axis of the State.

This will certainly be a cheering news to the APC who had lost its member representing Tai State Constituency to the PDP few months ago.

(c) http://www.suanusblog.com/2018/06/pdp-lawmaker-in-rivers-state-defects-to.html

Enice:
Wike is a thief and a dictator. He dictate to the speaker and does not give the house its complete budget