The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a bid to set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest dining table.
The attempt, a centerpiece of the upcoming ‘Oriki: Taste of Culture’ Gastronomy Festival, will feature a table stretching an impressive 3.6 kilometers through Abuja.
Abisoye Fagade, the director-general of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), announced the attempt on Thursday at a meeting attended by Hannatu Musawa, the minister of art, culture, and creative economy.
Scheduled for December 6, the record-breaking attempt will see a table long enough to accommodate between 2,000 and 3,000 participants.
According to Fagade, the structure will serve a dual purpose: a stage for a morning world record attempt and a communal dining space for an evening of food, music, and comedy.
“We plan to break the record in the morning of December 6 and use the same table for a dining event later. There will be food, culture, music and comedy in the evening. It will show that Abuja can also host major cultural events in December,” he said.
He emphasised that the festival is part of a broader strategy to strengthen Nigeria’s tourism value chain through skills development, entrepreneurship, and youth empowerment, ultimately aiming to attract investors and expand business prospects in food, hospitality, and agribusiness.
On her part, Musawa endorsed the initiative, highlighting gastronomy as a critical driver for economic growth and youth development, on par with Nigeria’s renowned film and music industries
“When we talk about economic growth and youth development, gastronomy plays a role just like film, music and fashion. People eat every day, and Nigeria has made significant progress in showcasing its food globally,” she said.
She praised the creativity of Nigerian chefs and food entrepreneurs for deepening the country’s global cultural influence through cuisine.
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to formally unveil the festival and the world record attempt in Abuja.
The current record for the longest dining table is held by the administrative capital of Egypt, which set up a table measuring 3,189.93 meters in Cairo in 2019.
Nigeria’s proposed 3.6-kilometer table would significantly surpass this benchmark.
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