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.
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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.
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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.”

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