Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday stated the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stays opposed to military takeovers.

The VP firmly insisted the only method of changing federal government, appropriate to all procedures and political rights of the people, are elections.

He spoke after attending the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the political scenarios in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea in Accra, Ghana.

Osinbajo, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed consideration has been rewarding.

He said leaders reiterated their position that there is definitely no reason for a modification of federal government by coup d’etat.

“What occurred in Burkina Faso was thought about and has been condemned by all Heads of State. Engagement is happening with the military junta.

“We condemned the attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau and congratulated President Embalo and the people for resisting that unconstitutional attempt.”

Osinbajo expressed hope that lessons have been found out as the regional bloc would not like to see a repeat of mutiny.

On Mali, he told press reporters that ECOWAS awaits the authorities to respond to imposed sanctions.

“We expect that at some point, the Malian authorities themselves would start to speed up the process of shift.”

The VP, who was accompanied to Ghana by Nigerian diplomats, is back to Abuja.