As scrutiny intensifies over President Irfaan Ali’s sprawling Long Creek ranch, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Nima Flue-Bess has accused the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government of enriching its leaders while dispossessing ordinary Guyanese, pointing to communities demolished under the administration and families still waiting to be properly resettled.

The political firestorm surrounding the President’s estate has continued to gather momentum since images and videos of the expansive property emerged over the weekend. The ranch, estimated by critics to be worth billions of dollars based on its size, location and development, has prompted questions from opposition parties and members of the public over how such a property was financed. President Ali has acknowledged owning the ranch and has maintained that he has done nothing unlawful.

In a sharply worded statement, Flue-Bess said the revelation of the President’s wealth tells the story of a government whose priorities have favoured the powerful while leaving vulnerable Guyanese to fend for themselves.