On October 24, 2011, the acceptance of signatures in support of candidates for the post of mayor of Lipetsk. He nominated his candidacy for this post and a well-known Protestant philanthropist in the city, a native of Cameroon, Hubert Akaa. He organized a rooming house in Lipetsk and daily feeding of the homeless.
However, he failed to submit the necessary documents, because, according to him, on the eve of the surrender, a folder with more than 1000 signatures in his support. Sources