"I Created This Masterpiece": Nigerian Shoemaker Produces Beautiful Shoe That Has Army Colour, Puts Cost N30k

• A Nigerian man has shared photos of a beautiful shoe he made, and the nice footwear stunned many people on Twitter
• The shoemaker Akoni responded to a tweet by Flutterwave asking people to brag about themselves on Twitter
• Akoni posted photos of the beautiful shoe, which has an army colour and referred to it as a masterpiece
• Legit.ng spoke to Akoni, and he said he learned shoemaking during a training program organised by his church

A talented Nigerian shoemaker produced a beautiful shoe, and the photos have gone viral on Twitter.

The skilled shoemaker Akoni took to the platform to share his craft and show it off to potential customers.

The man was not only looking for customers, he was trying to show his skills and let people know what he could do as a young Nigerian.

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Man quotes Flutterwave's tweet with nice shoe he made

Akoni was responding to a viral tweet by financial services firm, Flutterwave. In the tweet, Flutterwave asked people to brag about themselves.

Many people on Twitter have jumped on the tweet and used the opportunity it offered to show off anything they are good at.

Others used it to show the public things they have accomplished in the pasted or how far they have come in life.

Akoni also jumped on the tweet and quoted it with photos of the beautiful army-coloured shoes he made.

Akoni learned shoemaking through his church

Legit.ng contacted Akoni, and he said he learned shoemaking through a skills acquisition program organised by his church.

He told Legit.ng:

"I’m based in Lagos. I learnt shoemaking at a skill acquisition program organized by my Church in 2016. It was a three week program. I furthered my skills in 2020 during the lockdown. Also worked with a professional shoemaker for a while to learn some things. But consistency and determination played a huge role in my growth."

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Since he made the tweet on the afternoon of July 28, it went viral and attracted many admirers to the shoe.

Some who have seen it immediately indicated interest, saying they are interested in owning it.

Others wanted to know if Akoni has the shoes in different colours other than the army colour.

See the tweet below:

Reactions as Nigerian shoemaker shows off fine shoes he made

@Daddyawongirls said:

"Do you have this in black?"

@T_RAW__ said:

"Nah this is straight fire."

@sadroadboy commented:

"How much, gee? Make I put am for my to-buy-August-List."

@Tolu_Akanni said:

"This is so nice."

Baby wears her mother's shoes

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a baby girl wore her mother's shoes and attempted to walk in them.

The shoes are bigger than the girl, and she wobbled with them and almost fell while trying to walk around a room.

The hilarious video that captured her action has gone viral and generated funny comments from TikTok users.

Source: Legit.ng