Ogundare was killed by yet to be identified gunmen while attending a political meeting at Ward 3, Emure Ekiti.
Speaking to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, Fayemi decried the current political upheavals in parts of the state and particularly the politically motivated killings.
The governor recounted the harrowing experience he went through while on the trenches for three and a half years, saying he would never support or sponsor the shedding of blood of any Ekiti man or woman, not even as he aspired to retain his position as governor.
He said he had every opportunity to foment trouble while struggling to reclaim his mandate from the former Governor, Segun Oni at the Election Petition Tribunal, but always cautioned his followers to maintain peace and allow the rule of law to prevail.
Fayemi said he could not afford to support killing in the name of politics, something he did not consent to as a leader of opposition in the state.
He appealed to members of his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, to allow peace to reign, even in the face of provocation from the opposition.
On the insinuation that the Governor may shield those allegedly indicted in the murder, he assured: "I will not shield anybody, but what I don't want is persecution in the name of trying to get at me because one person in Abuja doesn't like my type of politics.
"What I know is that, those that were arrested, including a serving member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Kehinde Boluwade can only be tried in Ekiti because that was where the crime was committed.
"Some people said those arrested cannot be diligently prosecuted here in Ekiti; who said whoever commits crime cannot be convicted here?
"I am not going to interfere with the procedure just like I will not allow any persecution because it is only a competent court that can adjudicate on the case of this nature."
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