The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has acknowledge a portrait of him drawn by a Nigeria boy identified as Oyedele Adedokun Isaac.

The young Nigerian artist had drawn a ballpoint portrait of Trump and shared it on his Twitter page, while requesting for retweets until it get to the US president.

“This is my second portrait of President Trump. This time I really want him to see it. All done in ballpoint, took up to 70hours, ’24×21′ inches. Please RT till the president sees this.”

As luck would have it, President Trump saw the tweet and even reached out to the Nigerian artist with encouraging words, saying:

“Not only did I see it @Doks_Art, I think it is fantastic. You are a wonderful artist, never give up your dream!”

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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