Associate Professor at the University of Ghana’s School of Law, Professor Appiagyei-Atua, has said claims of a possible coup d'etat in Ghana have been exaggerated.

He associated the concerns with the fear Ghanaians still share due to the country's political history and the surge in military takeover observed recently in Burkina Faso and Mali.

Experts such as the Dean of the University of Ghana’s Law Faculty, Prof Raymond Atuguba, have warned that “a big part of why certain coups succeed and others fail is the economy.”

According to him, the sorry state of Ghana’s economy coupled with the public sentiments is one of the reasons why Ghana may be ripe for a coup.

But speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, Prof Appiagyei-Atua noted that the indications do not point to the possible military takeover in the country as claimed.

"After having 30 years of democracy, we don't think those indicators are there yet. Of course, he (Prof. Atuguba) is right in talking about the economic circumstances that we live in. People are really struggling to make ends meet but has it reached the threshold where people feel marginalized, disenfranchised and that situation has been taken advantage of by the military or some other force to say we using that as a basis to cause instability.

"I don't think we are there yet...I think our reaction to some of these pronouncements about the possibility of a coup is somehow exaggerated and there is some sort of exaggeration," he told host, Samson Lardy Anyenini.

Following Professor Atuguba's comment, Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond has asked the police to invite the Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, for suggesting that Ghana is ripe for a coup d’etat.

Reacting to this, Prof Appiagyei-Attua, disagreed with the calls made by the MP.

He indicated that Prof Atuguba in his speech did not instigate or call for a coup but rather highlighted possible reasons Ghana may fall as a victim as Mali and others.

"I think merely using the word coup or making some analysis and concluding that there is a possibility of a coup should not fall into the realm of instigating an overthrow of the government. It should certainly go beyond that.

If you look at Professor Atuguba's comment and the speech he gave, I don't think it falls to that level where you can say he is preparing to cause a coup d'etat. He is expressing his view on a subject matter."

He, however, noted that although the laws of the country subscribe to freedom of speech, there should be "a balance between what you can or cannot say. Where you can say it and under what circumstances."

"I think that we should be measured in what we say so that hysteria and concern will not be created," he added.