Augustin Matata Ponyo Quotes

Congo, Politician
June 5, 1964

Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon (born 5 June 1964) is a Congolese political figure who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from April 2012 to November 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Finance from February 2010 to April 2012; as Prime Minister, he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio.

Also known as Minister

We are running a very strong and ongoing marketing campaign to get families to send their children to school, particularly girls.

Augustin Matata Ponyo
- Children
- School
- Strong
Justice can help reduce sexual violence: bringing to justice those soldiers responsible for sexual violence discourages other soldiers from committing such crimes.

Augustin Matata Ponyo
- Help
- Justice
- Violence

We're trying to bring improved seeds to rural villages to increase yields. We're also trying to improve the roads to make it easier for people to get their produce to the market.

Augustin Matata Ponyo
- People
- Trying
The development agenda is not a straightforward one; it's a process with serious hurdles, but it's a path we've chosen to go down.

Augustin Matata Ponyo
- Serious
- Path
I'm convinced the question of development is mainly an issue of governance and leadership.

Augustin Matata Ponyo
- Question
- Leadership
I have been busy working in order to make agriculture a priority sector not on a small scale, but into an agro-based industry.

Augustin Matata Ponyo
- Small
- Priority