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General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says recent revelations that president Mills is behind Koku Anyidoho�s infamous comments is proof of the "hypocritical aspect of the president" the NPP has always talked about. Sir John said it was rather unfortunate that President Mills who has always portrayed himself as a peaceful leader would be behind such infamous comments that would bring some kind of "heat" in the country. "This is the president who prides himself as the 'asomdwe hene' of this nation. A president, who sees no evil, hears no evil and does no evil. A Christian that he professes to be and a president who at all times has admonished that insults ought to stop in this country. Now we are told that he is behind all these effusions that emanate from his presidency especially from Koku Anyidoho and the likes. It is unfortunate and it shows the hypocritical aspect of the president that we have at all times spoken about," he said. He stressed that if the president believed there were war mongers who could plunge the nation into some political turmoil, he has the right to "crack the whip" in his hand but not in the manner in which it was done. Describing Koku Anyidoho as an "empty shell", Sir John called the bluff of the NDC daring them to try rigging the 2012 elections "and they will see whether or not we are such cowards as they deem us to be", adding that the NPP will not allow any conduct that will undermine the democratic dispensation within the country. He opined that the NDC had on many fora such as a TV studio discussion declare their intention to win the 2012 elections by fair or foul means; a comment he said no one from the party has come out to condemn. Sir John opined that Koku Anyidoho�s comments are "irresponsible" and should be condemned by all right thinking citizens of the country, adding that if president Mills was behind those comments, it was "shameful".