In 1982, he earned a baccalauréat in Letters and philosophy at the lycée national Léon M'ba in Libreville.

[3] As Minister of the Interior, Decentralization, and Public Security,[4] he was responsible for explaining the rules of the 2016 presidential election to foreign observers.

[5] On August 30, 2016, he said of the presidential election, "any alleged result broadcast before, during or after the official proclamation is a lie and violation of the law.

"[6] At the time of the post-election protests, he condemned the violence and accused Jean Ping and other opposition leaders of orchestrating it.

[8] After Bongo was sworn in for another term, he appointed Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet as Prime Minister; Moubelet Boubeya was in turn appointed to succeed Issoze Ngondet as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, La Francophonie, Regional Integration, and Gabonese Abroad on October 2, 2016.