Johannesburg speaker Vasco da Gama already has a Twitter parody account

In the battle for the Johannesburg Metro that took place on Monday, the DA’s Vasco da Gama was elected as the City Council speaker. It’s a huge change of power for the once-ANC stronghold, and the result itself sent the Johannesburg City Hall into a bit of a frenzy.

Elsewhere, the move also sent Twitter into chaos, as people tweeted their views and funny jokes thanks in part to the speaker’s rather historical name.

But perhaps one Twitter user making particularly good use of the news is the owner of the da Gama parody Twitter account. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, “A parody already!?”

The DA’s Vasco da Gama was elected as Johannesburg’s Metro council speaker Monday

Sending its first tweet at around 2pm on Monday afternoon, the @vasc0dagama account will be right up your alley if you enjoy the country’s other famous political parody accounts.

Here are some of the account’s more popular tweets:

I am looking forward to becoming the Speaker through @EFFSouthAfrica support, in spite of my name #joburg

— Vasco da Gama (@vasc0dagama) August 22, 2016

I was worried the voting was suspended, but I am pleased by how the @EFFSouthAfrica is fighting hard for my erection

— Vasco da Gama (@vasc0dagama) August 22, 2016

Sorry, autocorrect spoiled that last tweet, I meant election #Joburg

— Vasco da Gama (@vasc0dagama) August 22, 2016

For disambiguation, I am not the second division football club from Cape Town. I am the incoming Speaker of #JHBCouncil

— Vasco da Gama (@vasc0dagama) August 22, 2016

I do not know whether I will be allowed to tweet while presiding. Where is ^TK of @CityofJoburgZA to handle my account #Joburg

— Vasco da Gama (@vasc0dagama) August 22, 2016

This lunch served by @CityofJoburgZA is good but I will introduce vegan options now that I am the Speaker #joburg

— Vasco da Gama (@vasc0dagama) August 22, 2016

At the time of writing, the account has just over 200 followers, but we can’t help but feel that number will grow as Johannesburg gets to know its new political representative.