Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed for an end to "unnecessary and avoidable" post-election violence across the north of the country.
Incumbent Mr Jonathan has been declared winner in the presidential poll, with the electoral commission saying he received about 57% of the vote.
BBC News website readers across Nigeria have been responding to the country's political developments. Here is a selection of their comments.
Emmanuel Isaiah, Port Harcourt
My wife and I voted for the first time in Nigeria because we believe change is coming to our country.
For the first time in a long time we have a leader who believes, and has shown, that every vote must count.
Most people, including my wife and I, voted for Mr Goodluck Jonathan and not the PDP.
We believe he is a sincere leader and committed to making a change.
Mr Goodluck Jonathan, like many people in this country, knows what it means to go to bed without food in the midst of so much wealth being looted by corrupt politicians.
We believe he will change Nigeria. …
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