The chairman of the Democrats (LD, opposition) party, Guy Nzouba Ndama, launched on Tuesday a national petition to vigorously oppose the law on the decriminalization of homosexuality in Gabon, which he says , a true abomination.

"Faced with this double betrayal, and convinced that no law should exist against the will of the people, our political party chooses to restore the violated will of the Gabonese and Gabonese. To this end, we are taking the initiative today, to launch a national petition to say NO to the decriminalization of homosexuality on Gabonese soil , " shouted Mr. Nzouba Ndama during the declaration.

At the headquarters of his party located in the Bas de Gué Gué district in the 1 st arrondissement of Libreville, Mr. Nzouba Ndama arranged bulky notebooks in the form of books to allow " patriots, whatever the political edge " to sign the petition. . The operation should spread to the 52 departments in the country, according to him.

"The goal here is to massively reap the disapproval of the Gabonese and Gabonese on a law deemed inappropriate and experienced as a national shame, a shame in the eyes of African opinion" , he hoped.

For the former president of the national assembly, the signatures collected will translate a real expression of popular disavowal to allow the Head of State Ali Bongo Ondimba to take on his "responsibilities and duties towards the Gabonese nation today 'today more than ever divided'.

On June 23, the National Assembly adopted the bill decriminalizing homosexuality in Gabon. The text was adopted in identical terms by the Senate (2nd chamber of the Gabonese parliament) on June 29.

The much-criticized reform made it possible to modify Law No. 042/2018 of 05 July 2019 on the Criminal Code in the Gabonese Republic. The modification relates exactly to the withdrawal of paragraph 5 of article 402 of the Penal Code in force since July 2019 which condemned homosexuality. The law already in force was promulgated more than a week ago. Read more via ActuDaily