Patrice Talon connived with lawmakers to block the road to the presidential palace !
2020 presidential candidate fees : Almost half a million dollars US.
This guy was ill-inspired for sure.

Benin under fire over huge hike in election candidate fees

Adopted by parliament ...the legislation demands an eye-watering fee of 250 million CFA francs - around $450 000 - for candidates hoping to contest the 2020 presidential election.

The figure constitutes a whopping 1 500% increase from the 15 million CFA francs in the 2016 election in a move denounced by the opposition as favouring the rich and well-connected.

There is an even bigger hike for fielding a candidate list in the legislative elections, with the fee rising from 8.3 million CFA francs to 249 million.

"By brutally and clumsily excluding anyone who is young, poor or disadvantaged, the government and its allies in parliament have this time gone too far," said Nicephore Soglo, who served as president between 1991-1996.

"It is nothing less than a declaration of war," the 83-year-old told reporters at a press conference at his home in Cotonou, Benin's economic capital
https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/benin-under-fire-over-huge-hike-in-election-candidate-fees-20180925

panafrican:
Patrice Talon connived with lawmakers to block the road to the presidential palace !
2020 presidential candidate fees : Almost half a million dollars US.
This guy was ill-inspired for sure.

So how did that happen, did Talon bribe the lawmakers?

Nothing like that happened under Kerekou, Soglo ,and Yayi Boni .Not only that the last legislative election tells a lot about Talon' s intention.
He better remember the history of his own country. There were many presidents before him you did not stay for more than a month in power. Some were presidents for only one day.