The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has reacted to an assertion by the Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, that there is a threat of a military overthrow in Ghana, especially if the pending general election turns violent. The military, in a press release copied to GhanaWeb, rejected the claim that its personnel assisting the Ghana Police Service in the event of violence during the elections amounts to a military overthrow. It pointed out that it would only assist the Ghana Police Service which is in charge of security during elections if the police call on it. "Dr Akwetey is alleged to have said GAF has threatened to take over control of the country if elections in the country turn out violent beyond the control of the Ghana Police Service at press conferences held in 2016 and 2020. We wish to draw the attention of the public that GAF will only support the Ghana Police when the latter requests assistance and that does not constitute an overthrow of a government," part of the release which was issued by Brigadier General E.