Upon returning to Ghana,Bissiw worked with Veterinary Hospitals and also collaborated projects between Ghana and Cuba.[1] In 2008,she became active in politics. She rose from being a member of the NDC Manifesto Committee (2008) to become the Deputy Minister of State (Ministry of Water Resources,Works and Housing (MWRWH) (2009),Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture and also Member of Parliament for Tano South (2012 –2017).[2][6][7]
Corruption allegations
Hanna Bissiw has come under public criticism in the past years over allegations of living a lavish lifestyle at the expense of state resources.[8]
In 2010,the Daily Searchlight reported an undercover investigation suggesting that she was the owner of a multi-bedroom double mansion being put up at Techimantia,her hometown in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.[9]
In 2014,Daily Guide published details of her birthday celebration where she was given a new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado worth $120,000. The paper describing the occasion as a "mega party". She responded that the car was a birthday present from her wealthy husband.[10]
2016 Elections
Hanna Bissiw lost her parliamentary seat of the Tano South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 2016 parliamentary elections. It was alleged by some of her constituents that after losing her seat she made efforts to retrieve hospital supplies she had earlier donated to a hospital in her constituency. She denied the allegation citing that her intention was misconstrued by the report.[11]
1 2 "Hanna Louisa Bisiw". Annual Investment Meeting. Annual Investment Meeting. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
↑ "Hanna Louisa Bisiw". Annual Investment Meeting. Annual Investment Meeting. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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