Nigerian chef, restaurateur, Hilda Effiong Bassey aka Hilda Baci, has reacted to reports alleging that she is charging twenty five thousand Naira for people to observe her culinary skills.
Hilda is reported to be demanding N25,000 for exclusive meet-and-greet in Abuja. According to the fliers making the rounds, Individuals are expected to pay this sum to have a brief interaction with her on June 24, 2023.
Debunking the reports, Baci via her Twitter page, clarified that she did not ask anyone to pay such an amount of money.
Hilda wrote:
“Hi everyone. This is to inform everyone that I’m not doing any meet and greet in Abuja. I would also never ask anyone to pay for such.”
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It will be recalled that the 27-year-old gained popularity following her 100 hours of marathon cooking to surpass the previous Guinness World record set by an Indian chef, Lata Tondon, in 2019 for the longest time spent by an individual on cooking.
After the feat which she achieved about two weeks ago, Baci is yet to get an official confirmation from Guinness World Records though the organization said they have taken notice of her attempt.