 Ibovi is a brother of François Ibovi, who was a prominent minister in the government of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.He campaigned vigorously for Sassou Nguesso in the March 2002 presidential election.In the May–June 2002 parliamentary election, Ibovi stood as the candidate of the National Convention for the Defense and Promotion of Denis Sassou Nguesso's Ideas (CNDPID) in the second constituency of Talangaï, a district of Brazzaville.