Donald Trump, US president, has
commended Oyedele Isaac, a Nigerian ballpoint artist, for making a portrait of
him purely out of a blue and red pen.
The young Nigerian had taken to
Twitter to share the “24 x 21” portrait which, according to him, had taken 70
hours to complete. He had also urged Nigerians to share until Trump gets to see
it.
Trump, however, confirmed that he
didn’t only see the artwork but that he also found it “fantastic.” Dubbing
Oyedele a wonderful artist, he charged him never to give up on his dream.
“Not only did I see it. I think
it is fantastic. You are a wonderful artist, never give up your dream!,” Trump
wrote while retweeting the photo.
Not only did I see it @Doks_Art, I think it is fantastic. You are a wonderful artist, never give up your dream! https://t.co/LVVCUJz5CW— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2019
This is not the first time
prominent global figures would be singling out talented Nigerians for pulling
off an outstanding achievement.
Bill Clinton, former US
president, had similarly asked to meet Tanitoluwa Adewumi, an eight-year-old
chess genius acclaimed for “conquering the world of chess” in the US after
having escaped from Boko Haram onslaught in Nigeria.
Shortly after, Trevor Noah, a
South African comedian, was enlisted to produce a movie about Adewumi as three
books about his family’s transition from the obscurity of insurgency to the
glam of stardom is set to debut in 2020.
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