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Nigerians despite their social background (elite and non-elite) have always supported one another when the need arises especially on the global stage.
Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef from Akwa Ibom decided to make fame for herself and make Nigeria and Nigerians as a whole proud by breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest cooking time by an individual.
Baci started her four-day cooking marathon challenge on the 11th of May at the Amore Gardens, Lagos State, Nigeria.
The 27-year-old has cooked for more than 90 hours to break the record that was once held by an Indian chef, Lata Tondon who completed the task in 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 secs in Rewa, India in 2019.
Since the start of Hilda Baci's 4-day cooking marathon, Nigerians never stopped their support for her while encouraging her in the best possible ways they could.
High-profile Nigerians were not exempted from those who poured and showed love and support for Hilda Baci.
The love, encouragement and support Hilda Baci received from these high-profile Nigerians was one of the reasons that kept her going.
Below are ten high-profile Nigerians that drummed support for Hilda Baci during her cook-a-thorn Guinness Book of World Records challenge.
It is no surprise that the Lagos State governor is the first on this list.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu has always been a supportive governor to Lagosians and Nigerians as a whole.
It was even more amazing that he was at the Amore Gardens himself to drum support for Hilda Baci.
The crowd already present in the Amore garden came to life when the governor arrived and it was a huge source of motivation and encouragement for Hilda Baci.
Nigerian Superstar Tiwa Savage has never been the one to ignore or shy away from praising Nigerian youths that are carving a niche for themselves no matter how small or big.
So it was a big reassurance when the songstress herself visited Hilda Baci at the Amore Gardens to drum support for the record-breaking chef.
When Tiwa arrived, her fans and others present couldn't hold their joy as they kept cheering and jubilating while making the vicinity livelier.
Is it even a surprise that we have our amiable Vice President on this list? Definitely not.
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is a great advocate for Nigerian youths prospering in whatever they do, not illegal stuff anyway.
While the Vice President couldn't be there in person, he was able to talk to Hilda Baci on the phone, which served as a great form of support and encouragement to Baci.
The joy and relief on Hilda Baci's face while talking to the Vice President was all we needed to know that our Nigerian chef will definitely break the record.
Nollywood veteran Kate Henshaw did not only show her support for Hilda Baci, but she was also there in person singing and hyping the latter.
The actress, who is loved by Nigerian youths for always supporting them when the need arises, was a huge source of motivation for Hilda Baci.
Kate Henshaw was seen in a video posted online singing, dancing and cheering Hilda Baci on at the garden where the cook-a-thon was taking place.
Popular content creator Enioluwa Adeoluwa is one of the most vibrant youths we have in Nigeria today.
Eni is also the European Union-Africa Ambassador.
Known for his character of always showing support for his friends and Nigerian youths, Enioluwa did not waste time turning up for Hilda Baci as he was present at Amore Garden throwing his full weight of support for the super chef.
It is even speculated that Eni is one of the very first top Nigerian to visit Hilda Baci at the Amore Gardens when she started her four-day marathon cooking.
This goes a long way to show how supportive Enioluwa could be for a good cause.
Lagos wave-making party rocker Segun Johnson, a sensational singer who uses ‘Hype Singing’, an indigenous cultural blend of music using his mother tongue, Yoruba language, Pidgin and English to tantalize the audience anywhere he performs made sure he turned up for Hilda Baci.
Segun Johnson who has made appearances at several A-list weddings and events in Nigeria, Ghana and the United Kingdom drummed his support for Hilda Baci while making sure he thrilled the audience present to the fullest.
It was a big deal to see Segun Johnson visit Hilda Baci, his way of hyping people served as a great motivation for Nigerians and Hilda Baci herself.
Notable among the corporate events Segun Johnson has performed are the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Grand Oak Limited, and Meristem Nigeria among others.
The President-elect did not disappoint Nigerians either as he was also seen giving out words of encouragement to Hilda Baci.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has pledged ultimate transformation for the Nigerian youth once he assumes office, took to his Instastory page to drum support for the chef.
The President-elect wrote, "IDAN doesn’t break, she breaks records. We’re rooting for you, Hilda".
It's not even surprising seeing Wizkid on this list.
The Afrobeat Superstar has always been a source of inspiration and motivation for Nigerians in general.
To support and encourage Hilda Baci, Wizkid went on her live page to encourage her.
Wizkid dropped the love emoji symbol on Baci's cook-a-thorn live page as a show of support and encouragement for Hilda.
Former governor of Anambra State and the father of the "Obidient" movement, Peter Obi is ever ready to cheer and support Nigerians, especially the youths.
To support and encourage Hilda Baci, Peter Obi wrote, "The efforts being made by Hilda Effiong Bassey (Hilda Baci) to beat the current Guinness World Record for cooking for 4 days nonstop shows the true Nigerian spirit of hard work and resilience.
"I applaud her determination and focus on the goal, which is inspiring many Nigerian youths to live their dreams through hard work and dedication.
"I wish her well on this noble journey to pen her name in the golden book of history."
Even before Charles Okocha went to cheer Hilda Baci at the Amore Gardens, Nigerians were already clamouring online that the popular actor should visit Baci to show her support and motivate her.
Of course, the hype master himself obliged and didn't disappoint Nigerians and his fans.
Charles Okocha was at the Amore Gardens himself to cheer the chef on.
When the star got to the venue, the crowd already present went up in a roar as they were all gingered and motivated to see him.
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