 He unsuccessfully ran for the office of President of Benin as the candidate of UDES in the March 1991 presidential election, in which he received 0.89% of the vote (11th place).He also ran as the UDES candidate in the March 2001 presidential election, in which he received 0.33% of the vote (14th place).In January 2006, he was again designated as the UDES candidate for the March 2006 presidential election; in this election he received 0.22% of the vote (21st place).