Lionel Zinsou, a candidate who announced his candidature in the 2016 Benin Republic presidential election yesterday escaped death as the helicopter he was travelling in crash landed as it attempted to land at a stadium in the Djougou, a town in the Northern part of the country.
Spokesman for Benin’s Interior Ministry, Leonce Houngbadji who confirmed the incident involving Zinsou who is the country’s present Prime Minister also noted that he didn’t suffer any injuries.
Marie-Cecile Zinsou, the daughter of the Prime Minister tweeted, thus , “My father is fine. There were no victims in the helicopter accident in Djougou.”
He has said he will run for president in February’s election as a candidate of the ruling Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) party. Reuters reported in early December that Mr Zinsou’s announcement put an end to speculation Benin’s president Thomas Boni Yayi was seeking a third term.