Eleven year-old boy, Kareem Olamilekan, artistically drew a portrait of President Emmanuel Macron of France during his visit to the New Afrikan Shrine in Lagos.
The event held to showcase and celebrate African culture was hosted by Nigerian Artist and performer Banky W and Kenturah King.
The youngster amazingly drew the portrait of the French President amidst national and international dignitaries that graced the event.
President Macron praised and congratulated the talented boy on his official Presidential twitter account
Very touched, congratulations to this young boy! pic.twitter.com/hQd3ylxGnV
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 3, 2018
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Despite the pressure of drawing the President of France on the spot, Kareem completed the hyper-realist drawing In 2 hours, reports suggest.
The French President emphasised on the importance of the shrine to the African culture. Macron said: “The Shrine is an iconic cultural hub. And I say with a lot of humility that I recognize the importance of African culture.”
Also present at the event were Nigerian Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Veteran Nollywood actor and actress Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva.
The New Afrika Shrine is the venue of the annual Felebration Music Festival which is currently managed by Femi Kuti and Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti.