(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is calling for an independent probe into President Irfaan Ali’s private assets.

In a press statement issued on July 8, the trades union demanded the immediate establishment of an independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) to scrutinise the acquisition and development of President Ali’s 150-acre ranch. Simultaneously, the union body called for the immediate withdrawal of the controversial Former Presidents’ Benefits and Other Facilities Bill 2026, labeling it an “unjust burden” on taxpayers.

The GTUC’s call for a COI centers on whether state resources, regulatory concessions, or the influence of the presidency facilitated the expansion of President Ali’s 150 acres private agricultural venture. The union insisted that the inquiry must not be directed by the Executive or staffed by political appointees.