Peace seekers demand answers on presidential jet

Seekers International, an association of former military, police and intelligence officers on Tuesday protested against the use of monies from peace keeping duties in the Gulfstream deal.

In a statement in Accra signed by Group Captain (RTD) T. T. Kutin, spokesman of the association, members demanded an explanation from former President J.J Rawlings and Mr. Kwame Peprah, his Finance Minister over the deal.

It asked the former President and his finance minister to answer why their government used the UNFIL foreign account of soldiers and policemen as collateral for the deal and also explain the terms of the five-year lease of a 25-year old jet at a cost of 23 million dollars when the market price was indeed seven million dollars.

Among other things, the statement asked if Mr. Kwame Peprah was the front man for Gallen International, and if so, whether his conduct was not a clear example of a conflict of interest. The statement said, "we demand immediate answers to the above questions as we decide on the next course of action on the matter.