Martyns Mannah

Martyns Ibipulo Mannah MHA, (born 11 February 1975) is a Nigerian state-level politician. He was elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2015, and represents the constituency of Ahoada East I as a member of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party.

Early life and family

Martyns Mannah was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on 11 February 1975 to the late Chief Dandison Mannah from Ahoada Main Town and Mrs. Regina Jumbo from Bonny Kingdom all from Rivers State.

Education and early career

Mannah attended State School 1, Ibadan and later transferred to UPE Modern Primary School Ahoada where he finished his primary education in 1989. Following on, he attended Western Ahoada County High School, Government Secondary School, Ubeta and then Michael Comprehensive College, Port Harcourt where he obtained his O' levels. He also has in view a B.Sc. in Political Science from the University of Port Harcourt.

Mannah has tried his hands on several jobs between 1995 and 2015. He had his first work experience as a rubber tapper in his late Grandfather’s company Irena Plantation at Ahoada in 1995. Later, he worked as a laborer at Okmas Nig. Ltd, Port Harcourt until 1996. That same year, he worked as a recorder in a seismic company called CGG at Ahoada. However, by 1997, Mannah got employed at NLNG, Bonny as a security consultant and by 1999, he got elected as an NLNG Workers’ Union Welfare Officer where he led the longest workers’ strike action lasting for one month and six days that attracted the attention of Adams Oshiomole; the then NLC President. After his job at the NLNG, Bonny in 2002, he worked at Daewoo, an oil servicing company in Ahoada before retiring into doing business as a civil contractor with government agencies in 2003.

In 2011, after losing his election, Mannah ventured into international fashion retail business, after which in the same year, he took up a job with Bro Felix Obuah as a Chief Surveillance Officer – a job which he would retain until his election into the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2015.

Political career

Mannah ventured into politics as far back as 1991 when he was still in secondary school but contested for the first time in 2004 as Deputy Chairman of Ahoada East under the platform of ANPP where he lost. In 2011 he contested again as Deputy Chairman of Ahoada East under the platform of PDP where he lost again. And then finally on 11 April 2015, he contested to represent Ahoada East I at the Rivers State House of Assembly where he won with a landslide victory after a supplementary election on 18 April 2015. He has since resumed work at the Assembly after being sworn-in on 1 June 2015.

Drive and passion

Mannah is an activist that advocates for the total emancipation of the Niger Delta people. He is the Founder of Orashi Youth Movement and also a former National leader and security secretary of the Orashi Youth Council.

Mannah also has a passion for reggae music which led him to releasing his first music video in 2009. He was in the process of releasing his debut album when he decided to pause and contest for a political office in 2011.

His current drive and passion is people empowerment which has led him to establish an NGO called Martyns-Mannah and Friends Foundation with a goal of poverty alleviation through empowering the less privileged in our society, especially in Ahoada East local government area. This he hopes to achieve with the Mandate he has been given by his people to represent them at the Rivers State House of Assembly.

References

External links

• Rivers State Assembly