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Minister’s Family Accused of Land Grab | Guyana News
Opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed is accusing Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha of secretly handing over thousands of acres of prime gold-mining land to his family—nearly 3,000 acres to the daughter-in-law and over 2,000 each to two sons—claiming they secured the deals through political influence, not merit. Mohamed alleges the family is leasing the land to foreign firms for profit and laundering money, pushing out small-scale Guyanese miners who face harassment and equipment seizures. He demands Mustapha’s resignation over what he calls a catastrophic failure of transparency…
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