B. J. Da Rocha

Bernard Jao Da Rocha
Personal details
Born (1932-05-24)May 24, 1932
Cape Coast
Died February 23, 2010(2010-02-23) (aged 82)
Citizenship Ghanaian
Known for New Patriotic Party Founding member

Bernard Jao Da Rocha(born 1930) was a founding member and the First National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party. He was also the first Ghanaian Director of the Ghana School of Law when it was opened in 1958.[1]

Education

Da Rocha has his secondary education at Adisadel College in Cape Coast.[2]

Career

He lectured at the Ghana Law School for almost two decades before retiring in 1992 as the first Ghanaian Legal Director of Education.The Mountcrest University College in Ghana has instituted a lecture and a Chair in Law and Politics in his memory and honor and recognition to his contribution to the legal fraternity in Ghana.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.modernghana.com/news/140724/1/return-text-message-jb-da-rocha.html
  2. ↑ "President Mills mourns B. J. da -Rocha". http://www.ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

http://www.modernghana.com/news/140724/1/return-text-message-jb-da-rocha.html http://elections.peacefmonline.com/politics/201305/164124.php


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