In a statement signed by the Director-General of Public Relations, Brigadier General E. Aggrey-Quashie, the allegation attributed to the Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance, Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, in a media report on Thursday, 22 August 2024, was described as false. "Dr Akwetey is alleged to have said GAF has threatened to take over control of the country if elections in the country turn 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. 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 statement issued on Friday, 23 August, said.