IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Lagos-based chef Hilda Baci has debunked rumours of her charging N25,000 for a meet-and-greet event in Abuja, which has triggered reactions from Nigerians online.
A flier promoting the alleged event, which includes a live cooking and food tasting session, surfaced on the internet on Friday and sparked massive reactions, bringing her to the Twitter trend table.
In response, social media commentator Daniel Regha criticized Hilda, saying: “Hilda Bacis is nothing without Nigerians. If the masses didn’t support and get her trending, many celebs wouldn’t show up to fake hype her Cookathon. It’s a sad but honest truth. Her meet and greet should be free as a way to show appreciation. Charging N25k (if true) is ridiculous.”
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However, Hilda, who recently broke the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual, has now debunked the report as false.
Taking to her Twitter handle, she 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. 🙏🏾 Thanks.”
When a Twitter user claimed that the tweet was just damage control in response to the reactions the alleged event triggered, Hilda responded;
“@CryptofixPro If I didn’t come out to say something, y’all would say I let them scam people. Now I’ve come out to let you know it’s not coming from me. It’s damage control 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ How would I do a meet and greet that I’m charging for and not post it on any of my social media platforms?”
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@Irunnia tweeted: “I said this. There is no way she would let the hype get to her head to the extent of charging 25k for meet and greet. Are you Davido or Wizkid?😂😂”
“Normally Hilda go deny am. But there’s nothing wrong in charging for meet and greet,” @samuelpresh commented.
@Mercy Egbai said: “Imagine paying 25k for meet and greet because Hilda Baci go share dog meat.”
@jasmineburna wrote: “Cook dey fear to get cooked she deny am sharp sharp 😂😂” While @DanielEnema3 reacted by stating, “Guinness book of record as not yet verified her nd she’s charging 25,000 to see her who is she???”