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Notable personalities, including politicians and celebrities, have thronged the Modern City Hotel at Tamale in the Northern Region to show their support for Failatu Abdul Razak, a Ghanaian chef attempting to break the current Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon.<\/strong><\/p>\n Failatu began her cook-a-thon at midnight on January 1, 2024, and plans to cook for more than 120 hours.<\/p>\n On the first day, several celebrities visited the venue to show their support, including Ghanaian musician, Kwabena Kwabena, also came to support Chef Failatu.<\/p>\n Yaw Dabo, a Ghanaian actor, also showed his support and called for more celebrities to encourage Chef Failatu in her endeavour.<\/p>\n In addition to the celebrities, legislators including Haruna Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament for Tamale South, and his colleague for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, were there.<\/p>\n They praised Chef Failatu Abdul Razak for her attempt and wished her good luck in her endeavour.<\/p>\n About the competition:<\/p>\n After media personality Afua Asantewaa Aduonum\u2019s sing-a-thon world record attempt officially ended a few days ago, another Ghanaian has started an attempt to break another Guinness World Record.<\/p>\n Even as hundreds and thousands crossed over into the year 2024 in churches and places of worship, others did so at places of entertainment or with friends and families.<\/p>\n Over in the north, Chef Failatu Abdul Razak has started an attempt to break the current Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon.<\/p>\n She is aiming to clock a 120-hour cook-a-thon with the event hosted at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale.<\/p>\n Initial videos shared by the state broadcaster, GTV, showed Failatu and her assistants in their glass-shielded kitchen setup embossed with the images of Chef Faila.<\/p>\n Cook-a-thon became popular in 2023 after Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci broke the then-world record. An Irish chef, however, overthrew her months later.<\/p>\n Alan Fisher cooked for 119 hours, 57 minutes and 16 seconds.<\/p>\n Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, MP for Tamale South, and Hon. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, MP for Tamale Central stopped by to show their support to Chef Faila \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded\u2764\ufe0f#TV3GH<\/a> #cookathonbyfaila<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Au1qI28MWa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) January 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n ghanaweb.com <\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n