Abuja restaurant owner battles Hilda Baci over meet and greet, vows legal actions
A war of attrition is brewing brewing between the management of an Abuja restaurant, Vibe By Ann and celebrity chef, Hilda Baci over a botched meet and greet event.
According to the restaurant owner, Hilda who recently completed a 100-hour Cook-a-thon for a Guinness Book of World Record signed a deal for a meet and greet event with the restaurant where attendees are to pay N25,000 each.
Instead of honouring the agreement for the event slated for June 24, 2023 Hilda reneged.
Hilda Baci in a social media post denied any knowledge of a pre-planned meet-and-greet that was supposed to take place at the restaurant in Abuja.
According to a purported e-flier that recently surfaced on the Internet, Baci allegedly charged N25,000 for personal meet-ups, live cooking, and food tasting in Abuja on June 24, 2023, at Vibe by Ann’s restaurant.
Baci, last Friday officially denied charging such an amount.
Reacting to her denial, the restaurant management said in a statement on Monday: “We regret to inform you that the highly anticipated event, scheduled to take place on 24th June 2023, has been cancelled. We extend our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused you, our esteemed customers.
“Arrangements for this event were already concluded, as both parties agreed to put out publications for the event after an advanced payment was made to Miss Hilda Bassey.
“However, Hilda Bassey suddenly denied publicly having any prior knowledge of the event. Her conduct has negatively affected our reputation as a brand. Consequently, we are taking all necessary legal steps towards ensuring that justice is seen to have been done in this matter.”
The management also shared the receipt of N3m paid to Baci.
-Additional report from Punch Newspaper
