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Oyo State Government has cheered the Ogbomoso-born chef, Prince Tope Adebayo, popularly called Tope Maggie, who is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking by an individual.
The
Commissioner for Information and civic orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade led a
team to the potential champion's kitchen within the premises of the Ogbomoso
Recreation Club on Tuesday.
The
current record holder, an Irish chef, Alan Fisher, won the competition by
cooking for 119 hours 57 minutes, a few weeks ago.
He
was outdone by Tope Maggie who has had marathon cooking for over 135 hours at
the time of filing this report as he approaches his 200-hour mark.
Prince
Dotun Oyelade who witnessed the moment Tope Maggie hit the 116th hour in the
kitchen, described the attempt as a remarkable demonstration of the resilient
spirit of youths in Oyo State.
Prince
Oyelade chatted briefly with Tope Maggie to boost his morale, after which he
was offered a taste of some of the chef's meals.
He
urged youths across the country, who have been rooting for Tope Maggie on
social media, not to relent in sending their wishes, stressing that the global
record would be a collective win.
An
elated Prince Dotun Oyelade said, "this is exactly what Governor Seyi
Makinde had in mind when he added 'Civic Orientation' to the Ministry of
Information, galvanizing the youths; focus, hardwork and determination are all
parts of the embodiment of this administration's package for the younger ones
and this is the mentality that Governor Makinde adopts for his acclaimed good
governance in the state."
Prince
Oyelade who had known Tope Maggie from his infancy was warmly welcomed by the
mother of the potential new champion, Mrs Margaret Adebayo, also known as Mama
Maggie, who's also a caterer.
Tope
Maggie began the journey to world fame last week Thursday at 6:30pm and is
expected to meet the 200 hours by the early hours of Friday.
Effectively,
the new cuisine master has hardly slept for five days now.
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