Secretary to the Prime Minister Saman Ekanayake has arrived before the Presidential Commission probing corruption between 2015 and 2015 to give a statement on the controversial lease pertaining to the Agriculture Ministry building in Rajagiriya.

The current government came under fire for renting the building at an eborbitant monthly rate of Rs. 21 million.

The building is owned by popular actress Sabeetha Perera who is known to have close political ties with both parties.

Perera too was summoned before the commission a few weeks ago to obtain a statement on the same matter.

The Cabinet paper pertaining to the lease agreement was presented by the Cabinet by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.