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Cook-A-Thon: Bawumia Sponsors One-Week Vacation For Chef Faila After Her GWR Attempt
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Cook-A-Thon: Bawumia Sponsors One-Week Vacation For Chef Faila After Her GWR Attempt

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • Chef Faila Abdul-Razak has been gifted a one-week vacation sponsored by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia
  • The chef and her team visited the Jubilee House on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, to thank Bawumia for his support
  • Chef Faila cooked for 227 hours at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale in an attempt to break a world record

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Chef Faila Abdul-Razak has been blessed with a one-week vacation sponsored by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.

The vacation covered Chef Faila, her husband and her sous chef, Eric.

Chef Faila Abdul-Razak gets free vacation
Chef Faila Abdul-Razak (L). Source: Faila Abdul-Razak
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The vacation is set to take place at the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, popularly known as Jirapa Dubai, in the Upper West region.

Chef Faila and her team visited the Jubilee House on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, to thank Bawumia for his support during the cook-a-thon in Tamale.

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Bawumia supported Faila's GWR attempt at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale with GH¢30,000.

Chef Faila began her journey to break Irish chef Alan Fisher’s 119-hour and 54-minute record on Monday, January 1, 2024.

She eventually cooked for 227 hours and is awaiting confirmation from the Guinness World Records.

During her attempt, she prepared 156 different kinds of foods, consisting of 2,864 plates being served, out of which 450 plates went to an orphanage, the homeless and the less privileged.

Lordina Mahama supports Chef Faila's cook-a-thon

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that former first lady Lordina Mahama arrived at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale to support Chef Faila Abdul Razak’s Guinness World Record cook-a-thon attempt.

Lordina Mahama was one of the many Ghanaians who appeared at the cook-a-thon venue to uplift Chef Faila’s spirit.

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Afua Asantewaa throws her weight behind Chef Faila

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported about Afua Asantewaa Aduonum's strides with her just-ended Guinness World Record sing-a-thon attempt.

In an interview, Afua Asantewaa registered her support for Chef Failatu during her cook-a-thon and urged her fans to do the same.

She and her husband also made a trip to Tamale as a show of solidarity.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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