The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, has criticised Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for his response to questions regarding the 2020 election violence that resulted in the deaths of eight individuals.

During the 2020 election, some eight persons were killed from gunshots, allegedly fired by military personnel at the Techiman North constituency in the Bono East Region.

When asked a question at his recent media encounter, Dr Bawumia claimed he did not know the extent of investigations on the issue.

Reacting to Dr Bawumia’s response on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Mr Suhuyini expressed his dismay at the Vice President's apparent lack of knowledge and interest in the ongoing investigations into the violence.

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“How can you serve as Chairman of the Ghana Police Council for eight years now, and for the first time in our elections since 1992, eight people lost their lives and when you are asked a question about it, you fumbled throughout and showed your lack of interest or knowledge on such a very critical matter of lives being lost.

“And you are Chairman of the Police Council. Is it the case that you don't care about your job as Chairman of the Police Council, or you don't care about the lives that were lost?” he quizzed.

He further described the NPP flagbearer’s response as embarrassing and irresponsible.

He argued that the Vice President's handling of the question displayed a lack of accountability and concern for the victims of the violence.

“I felt very embarrassed with the lack of interest or responsibility that Bawumia showed by the way he handled that question," he noted.

He further suggested that Dr Bawumia’s media encounter, which aimed to shift attention away from the National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s manifesto, backfired.

“For me, I think that what is clear is that the press conference that was intended to overshadow the very beautiful manifesto of the NDC, which is intended to solve the problems that he and his president have created, turned out to be his Waterloo,” he added.