A group known as Edo First for Growth has asked the Edo State Traditional Council to place a curse on instigators of violence at the palace of the Oba of Benin penultimate weekend.

The group through its spokesperson, Yusuf Amedu said the sanctity and reverence of the ancient Benin tradition must not be ridiculed for partisan considerations. He urged the council to speak up for the preservation of culture and for the peace of the kingdom.

"Politicians who take the benevolence of the palace for granted must not be allowed to go scot-free. There must be consequences for their shameful acts.

The palace is our common patrimony, it is the symbol of our honour and good heritage. Even outsiders rever the vicinity. Political moneybags who think they exert enough influence to perpetrate violence around the palace must not be exempted from the punishment of the gods", he said in a passionate statement sent to our correspondent.

Onaiwu urged the traditional rulers to remain steadfast and non-partisan in the discharge of their responsibilities. He also urged Edo citizens to be on the look-out for saboteurs who may want to cause chaos in the state due to the increasing rejection of their highly tainted governorship candidate.

"Politicians who take the benevolence of the palace for granted must not be allowed to go scot-free. There must be consequences for their shameful acts.

Its up to the Oba.