Former governor of Akwa-Ibom State, senator Godswill Akpabio, paid a visit to Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey Effiong, also known as Hilda Baci, on Monday. Hilda broke the record for the longest cooking time.
On Monday at 7:45 a.m., Hilda broke the previous record held by Indian chef Lata Tondon.
The lawmaker met with Hilda at the location, Amore Gardens, in Lekki, Lagos State, not long after she set the record.
He encouraged her and vowed to honor the 27-year-old resident of Akwa Ibom State.
He wrote on Twitter, “I was this morning accompanied by my colleagues Senators-elect, on a solidarity visit to an Akwa Ibom child, Hilda Baci, who is set to break the Guiness Book of record as the Chef with the longest cooking duration in the world.
”I pray for her success and I promise to reward her at the end of the event. I thank her for exhibiting the Can Do Spirit of the Akwa Ibom child. FORWARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER.”
