J. K. Okine

Jacob Korley Okine (1926 - 2018) was a Ghanaian teacher and city councillor. He was headmaster of Accra Academy from 1967 to 1986. He was the third head of the school. He was Presiding Member of the Accra City Council from 1987 to 1994.

Early life Jacob Korley Okine was born on 5 August 1926 in Accra. His parents were James Tawiah Okai and Dede Wusu.

Okine's elementary education was at Accra United School. He continued at Accra Academy from 1939 to 1945. There, he was the headboy in his final year. He studied at the intermediate department of Achimota College from 1946 to 1948. His mates at the department included Alex Kwapong, P. K. K. Quaidoo, Daniel Francis Annan, Patrick Anin and Alex Quaison-Sackey. In 1950, he was admitted to the University College of the Gold Coast and received the University of London's B. A. in Mathematics in 1952. In 1980 he became a member of council of WAEC and served on the council until 1983. In 1986, Okine retired from the Ghana Education Service and left office as headmaster of Accra Academy upon reaching the age of sixty years. He handed over to Vincent Freeman. On 31 January 2015, Okine was presented a citation by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (formerly Accra City Council) for being its longest serving presiding member at a ball.