Raymond Isaac Follo

Raymond Isaac Follo is a Congolese politician who has served in the National Assembly of Congo-Brazzaville since 2012.

Life and career

At the Sixth Extraordinary Congress of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT), held in July 2011, Follo was elected to the PCT's 471-member Central Committee. ^[1]

In the July–August 2012 parliamentary election, Follo stood as the PCT candidate in Ngoyo constituency, located in Pointe-Noire. In the first round of voting, he placed first with 30% of the vote, ahead of Henri Tchimbakala Mavoungou of the Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS), who received 15.63%. ^[2] The PCT and the RDPS were both members of the Presidential Majority loyal to President Denis Sassou Nguesso, and as a result of an agreement between the parties, Tchimbakala Mavoungou, as the second place candidate, withdrew from the vote in favor of Follo. ^[3] Consequently, Follo was elected without opposition in the second round of voting, receiving 100% of the vote. ^[4]

When the National Assembly began meeting for its new parliamentary term, Follo was designated as Secretary of the Planning, Spatial Planning, Environment and Housing Commission of the National Assembly on 19 September 2012. ^[5]

On 23 February 2013, Follo held his first meeting with his constituents, discussing parliamentary work and donating shovels, hoes, and wheelbarrows, as well as office equipment and school supplies. ^[6]

Follo was elected as President of the PCT District Committee for Ngoyo on 8 September 2013. ^[7]

On 12 October 2013, Follo held his second constituent meeting, discussing the work of the National Assembly and the passage of various items of legislation. He reiterated that he wanted to remain close to his constituents by holding regular constituent meetings, rotating through the different parts of the constituency. He also encouraged people to register to vote, and he gave out school kits to Ngoyo's best performing students. ^{[8] [9]}

Follo held his third constituent meeting on 1–2 February 2014. He variously donated beds, mattresses, and cement to local medical facilities, schools, and churches. ^{[10] [11]} Discussing his parliamentary work, he explained his proposed amendments to the 2014 state budget. These amendments, which were included in the budget, concerned various infrastructure improvements in Ngoyo: the completion of a local town hall, expansion and improvement of local medical facilities, and construction work at schools. ^[11]

Follo headed the PCT's candidate list in Ngoyo for the September 2014 local elections ^[12] and was elected as a local councillor. ^[13] In the July 2017 parliamentary election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly as the PCT candidate in Ngoyo, winning the seat in the first round with 70% of the vote. ^[14] He was designated as Rapporteur of the Planning Commission of the National Assembly on 2 September 2017. ^[15]

References

1. "Membres de comité central du PCT élus par le VIe congrés" Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, number 1,294, 29 July 2011, page 4 (in French).
2. "Résultats du premier tour des élections législatives 2012", La Semaine Africaine, 24 July 2012 (in French).
3. "Kouilou: Un retour sur le déroulé du scrutin à Pointe-Noire", Journal de Brazza website, 8 August 2012 (in French).
4. "Résultats du deuxième tour des élections législatives", La Semaine Africaine, 11 August 2012 (in French).
5. Roger Ngombé, "Assemblée nationale - Sept commissions permanentes sont mises en place", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, number 1,580, 20 September 2012, page 2 (in French).
6. "Circonscription de Ngoyo: Descente parlementaire du député Raymond Isaac Follo", Le Patriote, number 220, 5 March 2013, page 11 (in French).
7. Cyr Armel Yabbat-Ngo, "Assemblée générale élective du comité P.c.t de Ngoyo (Pointe-Noire) : Elu président, Isaac Raymond Follo promet de faire de Ngoyo, le fief du P.c.t", La Semaine Africaine, 17 September 2013 (in French).
8. Hugues Prosper Mabonzo Bouelawaya, "Parlement : Raymond Issac Follo échange avec la population de Ngoyo" Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , ADIAC, 14 October 2013 (in French).
9. Equateur Denis Nguimbi, "Descente parlementaire du député de Ngoyo (Pointe-Noire) : Raymond Isaac Follo fidèle à sa volonté de lier la parole à l’acte", La Semaine Africaine, 22 October 2013 (in French).
10. Hervé Brice Mampouya, "Parlement : le député Raymond Isaac Follo édifie ses mandants sur la dernière session budgétaire de l’Assemblée nationale" Archived February 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , ADIAC, 4 February 2014 (in French).
11. Cyr Armel Yabbat-Ngo, "Circonscription de Ngoyo (Pointe-Noire) : Raymond Isaac Follo a fait des dons aux C.s.i, établissements scolaires et aux églises", La Semaine Africaine, 11 February 2014 (in French).
12. Hervé Brice Mampouya, "Élections locales : le PCT mobilise les mamans de Ngoyo", ADIAC, 15 September 2014 (in French).
13. "Résultats des élections locales du 28 septembre 2014", ADIAC, 6 October 2014 (in French).
14. "Les résultats tels que publiés par le ministre de l’intérieur et de la décentralisation", La Semaine Africaine, number 3,711, 25 July 2017, page 7 (in French).
15. "Parlement : l’Assemblée nationale se dote des instances dirigeantes", ADIAC, 3 September 2017 (in French).