"The Real Deal, or Idán Gangan": Tinubu Paints Victor Osimhen With Colourful Words

"The Real Deal, or Idán Gangan": Tinubu Paints Victor Osimhen With Colourful Words

  • The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has commended Victor Osimhen, for helping his Italian football club, Napoli, in winning the Serie A
  • Tinubu, in a literary tone, likened the success of Osimhen to that of King Charles III, who was crowned the King of England 2 days after Osimhen's victory
  • With colourful words, Tinubu said while the English were crowing its new monarch, the coronation of Osimhen as Serie A king was also at its peak

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FCT, Abuja - Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has praised the Nigerian football star Victor Osimhen for winning the Italian football league with his club, Napoli.

The Super Eagles star has been praised by many football fans for helping his Italian club side to win the country's league with his 27th club goal of the season.

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Tinubu praises Osimhen for winning Serie A Photo Credit: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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What Tinubu said about Osimhen's victory in Serie A

The Nigerian international's goal was enough to earn his side a point at Udinese, which was all Luciano Spalletti’s team needed to win the trophy despite having 5 games behind.

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On Sunday, May 7, the former governor of Lagos State took to his Twitter page to join millions of football fans in celebrating the success of the footballer.

While congratulating Osimhen for the historic success, Tinubu said the Super Eagles star is a pride of the country, which has become the new king of Serie A, the league title of the Italian.

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Tinubu, in a metaphorical expression, said the "coronation" of Osimhen as the king of the Italian league is currently ongoing, an obvious allusion to the coronation of King Charles III of England in the United Kingdom, which took place on Saturday, May 5.

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His statement reads in part:

"I think we can all agree that there was another coronation in Italy where our son, Victor Osimhen, claimed the crown as the new King of Serie A! The real deal, or idán gangan as younger folks may describe him."

According to the president-elect, Osimhen has continued the traditions of Nigerian footballers in representing Nigeria well on the global stage while wishing for a more remarkable career for the player.

See the tweet here:

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Bishop Kayode Williams of the Christ Vessels of Grace Church Inc has said God told him that pastors who gave false prophecies about the 2023 election should be prepared for God's wrath.

The cleric said this while warning some religious leaders fanning the members of violence against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu's inauguration.

Williams said God told him that He would deal with the wanting pastors, but He did not want them to die now so that they could see the glory of God in Nigeria.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng