President Muhammadu Buhari and the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, lauded the Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci, who broke the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual.
Hilda Baci started her 4-day “Cook-a-thon” marathon challenge on Thursday, May 11, at the Amore Gardens in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
The 27-year-old had already cooked for 88 hours and 32 minutes by 08:32 am on Monday morning to equal the record set by an Indian chef, Lata Tondon, in 2019, who cooked for 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds.
President Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman on Monday, Bashir Ahmad, commended Hilda Baci for turning her talent and passion into a career and placing the country in the global spotlight.
“The President lauds the young culinary expert for turning her talent and passion into a career, with a rippling effect on the economy as she runs a restaurant in Lagos, and trains other talents on entrepreneurship, and now leads the world in resilience, perseverance, and consistency in cooking,” Ahmad stated.
Similarly, the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also congratulated Hilda on her historic achievement, adding that the country is deeply proud of her.
Tinubu said in a tweet on Monday that it was a “remarkable display of the Nigerian can-do attitude and the spirit of excellence that lies within.”
