President Irfaan Ali highlighted sea and river defence works carried out across Region Three, moments after Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed raised questions about drainage and sea-defence infrastructure in the Leonora area.
In a post on his social media page, Ali shared photographs of what he described as “critical sea and river defence works completed and advanced across Region Three between 2025 and 2026.”
The President said the works span Windsor Forest, La Jalousie, Blankenburg, Den Amstel, Hague, Cornelia Ida, Anna Catherina, Groenveldt, Leonora, Viva-La-Force, La Retraite, La Grange, Zeelugt, Tuschen and Parika.
The post came after Mohamed, in a video published on his Leader of the Opposition page, questioned aspects of the infrastructure surrounding a property development in Leonora.
During the video, Mohamed drew attention to the drainage infrastructure in the area and alleged that a previously existing four-foot underground drain ran toward the seawall before being covered in the vicinity of the property.
He alleged that the covering of the drain allowed the fence and development to extend farther outward toward the reserve.
Mohamed also pointed to what he described as the scale of the works being undertaken in the area, including the drainage infrastructure, and said that the land was being rapidly drained when it rained.
He further alleged that specialists from overseas had been involved in overseeing aspects of the works.
Mohamed questioned why the infrastructure appeared different around the property, pointing to the location of the fence in relation to the fence of a nearby masjid.
“Look at the fence of the masjid. Look at where it stops. And look at where this fence is,” Mohamed said in the video.
He also questioned whether political connections had influenced the infrastructure works, alleging that the sea-defence works and development in the area represented preferential treatment.
Mohamed’s comments came as he raised broader questions about the property development located near President Ali’s Leonora estate.
However, the focus of his remarks concerning the infrastructure was on the drainage and sea-defence works, including the alleged alteration of the underground drainage channel and the extent of works toward the reserve.
Ali’s subsequent post places the Leonora works within a wider series of sea and river defence projects being undertaken across Region Three.
The President did not, in the statement provided, specifically address Mohamed’s individual claims concerning the Leonora property or the underground drainage channel.
Instead, he highlighted the wider scope of sea and river defence works across the region, with Leonora among the communities identified.
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