The President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has congratulated the latest world record breaker, Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, aka Hilda Baci, who just broke the world record of longest hours of cooking.
The President, joins the long list of Nigerian VIPs from the political and entertainment sectors congratulating and urging her to her new success.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, Buhari, lauded her for managing to direct her energy and talent into the vocation that has placed Nigeria positively on global spotlight.
“President Muhammadu Buhari shares the joy of celebrations as 27-year-old gourmet chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, aka Hilda Baci, makes history by breaking the world record of longest hours of cooking, finding her way into the Guinness Book of Records, and placing Nigeria on the global spotlight.
“President Buhari 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.
“The President notes the antecedents of the restaurateur, who dazzled at the Jollof Face-off Competition, 2021, preparing mouth-watering dishes that won the choice prize, and settled an age-long rivalry with Ghana on which African country should own the trademark for cooking better jollof- rice.
