11-year-old Nigerian artist, Kareem Olamilekan, drew a portrait of France president, Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos on Tuesday.
Macron was in the shrine to inaugurate the African Cultural season to be hosted in France in 2020.
The young artist completed the portrait of the French president two hours after he arrived the premises.
An impressed Macron praised and congratulated the talented boy on his Twitter account.
“Very touched, congratulations to this young boy,” he wrote.
Very touched, congratulations to this young boy! pic.twitter.com/hQd3ylxGnV
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 3, 2018
Macron disclosed that he has fond memories of the shrine. In his early years, Macron worked as an intern at the French embassy from six months.
Yemi Alade and Femi Kuti delivered energetic musical performances on the night while a short skit directed by Kunle Afolayan featured several Nollywood stars including Jide Kosoko, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Joke Silva, Dakore Akande, Rita Dominic, Ramsey Nouah, among others.
