This story shows the power of social media and the limitless possibilities available.
This is not a fairy tale. A Nigerian artist, Eli Waduba based in Kaduna, put out a message on Twitter about his painting asking for people to retweet it so that Kevin Hart would see it thousands of miles away in US.
Here is his tweet:
“My name is Eli Waduba Yusuf Am a Nigerian, based in kaduna. Am a hyperrealism PENCIL Artist, I hope to become like @Harinzeyart. Please Retweet, let @KevinHart4real see it, thank you”
My name is Eli Waduba Yusuf
Am a Nigerian, based in kaduna. Am a hyperrealism PENCIL Artist, I hope to become like @Harinzeyart. Please Retweet, let @KevinHart4real see it, thank you pic.twitter.com/oYYUQxbK5e— Eli Waduba (@EliWaduba) February 25, 2019
Fast forward two days later after many retweets from people, it finally gets to Kevin Hart. And the American comedian has promised to support Eli by paying him to do a pencil drawing of 3 of his celebrity friends.
In Kevin Hart’s words, “I see it and I want to purchase it…I also want to support you and your amazing talent by giving you a fee to do a pencil drawing of 3 of my celebrity friends that I can gift it to. DM your info and let’s get to work.”
I see it and I want to purchase it…I also want to support you and your amazing talent by giving you a fee to do a pencil drawing of 3 of my celebrity friends that I can gift it to. DM your info and let’s get to work! https://t.co/ImOYa0UNlL
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) February 27, 2019
Eli told CNN that he hoped that Hart would see it and actually believed he would see it someday.
