Wisdom Gidisu

Hon. Wisdom Gidisu
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Krachi East
In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2017
Personal details
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Alma mater	Harvard University

Wisdom Gidisu (born 5 May 1967) is a Ghanaian politician who is the member of parliament for Krachi East Constituency in the Oti Region of Ghana.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Gidisu was born on 5 May 1967 in a town known as Bakpa-Adidome in Volta Region of Ghana. Gidisu graduated from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government with a BSc in Public Administration. He then returned to the same institution to earn his master's degree in Governance and Leadership. He also had his Executive MBA from GIMPA in 2012. He had his certificate in Executive Education, Managing Change in Dynamic World from Harvard Kennedy in the USA. He also had a certificate in Advance Health System Management in Israel.[5][6]

Career

He is a managing director of Top-in-Town enterprise in Dambai.[1]

Political career

Gidisu began his political career as a member of the parliament in January 2005 after winning the 2004 general elections with National Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket.[7]

[8] He had a run of 3 terms in the office.[1] He lost his seat to Micheal Gyato of the New Patriotic Party in the 2016 Ghanaian General Elections and he was aspiring for a comeback in 2020.[9][10][11][12] He was a member and also the Vice Chairman of the Committee of Privileges, Health, House.[13][14] Wisdom Gidisu makes a comeback after losing in 2016 to win the Krachi East seat in the 2020 General Election..[15]

Personal life

He is married with eight children. He is a Christian (Evangelical Presbyterian).[1]

Philanthropy

He constructed classroom blocks and provided water facilities as well as markets for communities in his constituency. He also facilitated rural electrification for some villages. He also distributed corn mils to serve 80 communities whiles a legislator in his community.[15]

References

1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Gidisu, Wisdom". GhanaMps. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
2. Dogbevi, Emmanuel (17 December 2017). "Ho High Court dismisses election petition against Krachi East MP". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
3. "Court endorses Gyato as winner of Krachi West Seat". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
4. "Volta River Authority | January, 2014 News". vra. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. "Ghana Parliament member Wisdom Gidisu". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. "Ghana Parliament member Wisdom Gidisu". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
7. "NDC parliamentary primaries provisional results". MyJoyOnline. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
8. "Wisdom Gidisu elected NDC parliamentary candidate for Krachi East | GhHeadlines Total News Total Information". Ghheadlines. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
9. "Former Krachi East MP Wisdom Gidisu bounces back to contest for seat". GhanaWeb. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
10. "Kofi Adams , Yaw Gomado Floor MPs In Oti". DailyGuide Network. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
11. "NDC shocked NPP won a seat in Volta Region". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
12. Adjei, Jonathan (19 December 2017). "Krachi East: NPP's Gyato (MP) wins case in election petition". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
13. "Ghana Parliament member Wisdom Gidisu". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
14. Manyo, Cornelius. "Ghana's capacity to produce anti-retroviral drugs at risk". Gbc Ghana. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
15. "Former Krachi East MP Wisdom Gidisu bounces back to contest for seat". GhanaWeb. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.