A trending report claiming that Nigerian Chef, Hilda Baci, is charging N25,000 for a meet and greet event in Abuja has sparked a backlash from Nigerians online.
A flyer promoting the alleged event, which will also include a live cooking and food-tasting session, surfaced on the internet on Friday, sparking widespread reactions and landing her on the Twitter trend table.
In response, social media commentator, Daniel Regha slammed 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 a person, has now debunked the report.
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. 
When a Twitter user claimed that the tweet was merely damage control in response to the backlash sparked by the alleged event, 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?”
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.
— Hilda Baci (@hildabacicooks) June 9, 2023
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