The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have refuted claims that they have made any threats to take control of the country if the 2024 elections turn violent. These allegations reportedly linked to a statement by Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), have been firmly dismissed by the GAF. In a press release dated August 23, 2024, GAF clarified that no press conference had been held to announce any intention of staging a coup. The statement emphasised that the role of the Armed Forces is to provide support to the Ghana Police Service when requested, and this assistance should not be interpreted as an attempt to overthrow the government. "We wish to draw the attention of the public that GAF will only support the Ghana Police when the latter request for assistance and that does not constitute an overthrow of a government. "The allegation by Dr Akwetey cannot be true because the Ghana Armed Forces has not held any press conference at which it declared its intention to take over the country. "We wish to make it clear that GAF has no intention to stage a coup and will prevent and resist any individual, group or organisation seeking to take over unlawfully the power of government either acting alone or in collaboration with any security agency,"  the armed forces stated.