President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated chef Hilda Baci for breaking the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest cooking time’.
Tinubu who had earlier thrown his weight behind her quest sends the congratulatory message on his Twitter handle on Monday, May 15, 2023.
“I congratulate Hilda Effiong Bassey on her record-breaking achievement. It was a remarkable display of the Nigerian can-do attitude and the spirit of excellence that lies within. We are all deeply proud of her,” he tweeted.
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Recall that Baci in a quest to achieve the record began a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos state on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
She launched into the competition on Thursday at exactly 4pm when she put on her cooker.
The chef, on Monday morning, smashed the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by now-former Guinness World Record holder, Lata Tondon.
The chef won the maiden edition of the Jollof Face-off Competition in 2021, pocketing a grand prize of $5000.
The Guinness Book of Records is a reference book that contains human and natural world records.
