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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to those opposed to the victory of Donald Trump, president-elect of the US, to give peace a chance.

Since Wednesday when the billionaire businessman was declared winner of the election, thousands have taken to streets to express dissatisfaction.

Law enforcement agents even clashed with some protesters who vandalised buildings and set vehicles ablaze.

Responding to the situation, Jonathan, who received global recognition for accepting the outcome of an election that did not favour him, counseled the protesters not to “impinge on the old and cherished values”.

“I appeal to Americans who are protesting on the streets after the emergence of Donald J. Trump as President-elect to give peace a chance,” he wrote on Facebook.

“Democracy is all about accommodation and the United States is a model for the free world.

“All democrats must value the process of democracy more than the product.

“While exercising their rights, I plead with the Great American people not to do anything that will impinge on the old and cherished values and traditions of the US on democratic ethos.”