ɡˌaɪənˈiːz ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ mˈɪnɪstɚ, ɹˈɑːbɚt dʒˈoːɹdən, dᵻklˈɛɹd ðætðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts lˈænd ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp sˌɜːɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz ænd wˈɔːɹnd ðætðə zˈoʊn wʊd biː ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðɪ ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən.
Guyanese Agriculture Minister, Robert Jordan, declared that the government would not recognize the inhabitants' land ownership certifications and warned that the zone would be occupied by the African American population.