Courtesy of Dana Air, the Akwa Ibom State-born food entrepreneur, Ms Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly called Hilda Baci, will enjoy one-year free flights for breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for longest cooking time by an individual.
The 27-year-old who started cooking on Thursday May 11, 2023, had, as of 11:22am on Monday, May 16, cooked for 91 hours and 21 minutes to surpass the previous record of 87 hours 45mins, set by an Indian chef, Lata Tondon in 2019.
As of Tuesday, it was reported that the Restaurateur Baci stretched her target to 100 hours.
It will be recalled that in 2021, Baci won the Jollof Face-Off competition, and got a grand prize of $5, 000.
For her feat, Dana Air said in a statement by its chief operating officer, Mr. Ememobong Ettete that Baci would fly free on its aircraft for one year while her mother will do same for three months.
Ettete said the airline will always support the craft, creativity, efforts, and innovations of young Nigerians who embody the true Nigerian spirit as a proudly Nigerian brand.
“We have always blazed the trail in terms of support for the arts and entertainment industry, health care, and culture and our corporate social responsibility has been all-encompassing.
“We will be supporting Hilda’s local travels for one year and we are inspired by her strength and determination for greatness. We understand her mum is also a chef and she must have gotten this inspiration from her and in the light of this, we shall be supporting her mum with three months of local flights for free. We thank Hilda’s mum for giving us an amazing daughter and for being a huge support system to Hilda.
“We thank all those who came out to dispassionately support one of our own,” he added.
