(Kaieteur News) – Official documents seen by this publication reveal a duplicate lease, filed under File No. 411123/688 (Lease No. A 23480), issued under Section 3(b) of the State Lands Act, Chapter 62:01. The document shows that then President Bharrat Jagdeo, acting on behalf of the State of Guyana as the “Lessor,” leased two parcels of land to Mohamed Ali (Passport No. R028239), designated as the “Lessee.”

The land is located on the western side of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, Left Bank Haimaruni River (also known as Long Creek), County of Demerara. Lots 33 and 35, containing 9.733 acres and 10.605 acres respectively, totaling 20.338 acres. As delineated on GL&SC Plan No. 50318 by Sworn Land Surveyor R. Looknauth, dated 2nd September, 2011.

The PNCR/APNU coalition said through a statement to the head of state, demanding unequivocal clarity on whether he remains the beneficial owner of these highway farmlands. The opposition pointed to reports indicating that the lease and subsequent structural arrangements amount to an estimated $25 million annually, questioning how these payments are financed given the president’s declared sources of income.