The Movement for Freedom and Justice (MFJ) was founded on 1 August 1990, in Accra, and seeks the return of multi-party politics and civilian rule in Ghana (Africa Research Bulletin Aug. 1990, 9790; Keesing's 1991 1991, 38032). However, according to an article published in West Africa, the MFJ was launched on 4 August 1990 (13-19 Aug. 1990, 2288). Leaders of the Movement include Adu Boahen, former history professor, as interim chairman; Johnny Hansen, an Accra lawyer and former First Interior Secretary under the country's ruling Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), as First Vice-Chairman; Ray Kakraba-Quarshie, another Accra lawyer, as Second Vice-Chairman; John Ndebugre, former PNDC Agriculture Secretary, as National Organizer; and Obeng Manu, a politician, as National Secretary; and Kwesi Pratt Jnr., a journalist, as Deputy National Secretary (Africa Research Bulletin Aug. 1990, 9790; West Africa 13-19 Aug. 1990, 2288).

The Movement has called for a national referendum on the future political direction of the country and for equal opportunity for groups like itself to organize and advance their objectives without state security harassment and repression (Ibid.).

For further information on this subject, please refer to the Response to Information Request GHA9296 of 16 August 1991 and the attached documents.

Information on whether there were informal meetings held before the founding of the MFJ is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.

Additional and/or corroborative information on the above subject could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC in Ottawa.

AFP [Paris, in English]. 2 August 1990. "New Movement Urges Return to Multiparty System." (FBIS-AFR-90-150 3 Aug. 1990, pp. 22-23)

Africa Research Bulletin [Oxford, U.K.]. 1-31 August 1990. Political Series, Vol. 27., No. 8, "Ghana: Opposition Movement Launched," p. 9790.

Keesing's Record of World Events 1991. 1991. Vol. 37, No. 2. Roger East, ed. London: Longman Group UK Ltd.

Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre (IRBDC), Ottawa. 16 August 1991. Response to Information Request GHA9296.

West Africa [London, U.K.]. 13-19 August 1990. "Ghana: Movement for Freedom and Justice," p. 2288.

AFP [Paris, in English]. 2 August 1990. "New Movement Urges Return to Multiparty System." (FBIS-AFR-90-150 3 Aug. 1990, pp. 22-23)

Africa Research Bulletin [Oxford, U.K.]. 1-31 August 1990. Political Series, Vol. 27., No. 8, "Ghana: Opposition Movement Launched," p. 9790.

Keesing's Record of World Events 1991. 1991. Vol. 37, No. 2. Roger East, ed. London: Longman Group UK Ltd.

Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre (IRBDC), Ottawa. 16 August 1991. Response to Information Request GHA9296.

West Africa [London, U.K.]. 13-19 August 1990. "Ghana: Movement for Freedom and Justice," p. 2288.