Manning started a seven-day public protest walk from the Red House Wednesday, which will take him through several communities, ending in San Fernando.
The former prime minister was suspended from Parliament after the Privileges Committee found him guilty of contempt over statements about the cost and source of funding for the private residence of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
"I think it would just create confusion," Ryan told the Express newspaper, adding that it seems that Manning has an agenda against PNM political leader Dr Keith Rowley.
"What he is doing now is over the top and he's not doing his image any good," Ryan noted.
Another political scientist has a similar view. Dr Hamid Ghany said Wednesday there appears to be a "de facto" two-leader situation emerging within the PNM.
"Dr Rowley is not being able to establish himself as the clear leader because Mr Manning is still doing a number of things that would suggest that he is still a leader in many respects and has a following," Ghany said.
He noted that was evident in the split vote by Opposition members when Manning raised a motion seeking to have his attorney "address and examine witnesses before the Privileges Committee" of the Parliament.
"One is getting the sense that this is causing some discomfort for the official leadership and hierarchy of the PNM," he added.
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