He described the suspension of some PDP members on the flimsiest of excuses as the alleged infiltration of the party structure by "certain funny elements".

Zakari, who addressed reporters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, dismissed the alleged plan to hijack the PDP structure in the state by the Presidency.

He said: "My caution goes to Mr. President on the suspension of some members of the party. This is because everything now is on his laps. There are certain elements who have infiltrated the party's structure.

"I believe President Goodluck Jonathan should sit down as the leader of the party and do inner and sober reflections so that this idea of throwing out members on flimsy excuses will be eliminated. The party has a machinery for discipline. With the advent of the civilian rule in 1999, there was a mistake by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo.

"The funding of the party should have been the responsibility of all party men, channelled from the party secretariat. In 1999, funding of the party was put in the hands of the state governors. Governors started assuming the role of financiers of the state chapters of the PDP.

"Now, a system that would take them off it should be gradual. We have retraced our steps and begin to run party politics as it is. It is just like weaning gradually, not to get him malnourished. That is exactly the sickness in the PDP.

"The President needs to be careful. Let real party men take over the party. They would be able to do everything in accordance with laid down rules and regulations."

On the planned hijack of the PDP in the state, the House Information Committee chair explained that the allegation "is at the level of a rumour, because there is no categorical statement credited to anybody to say PDP Kwara is a target for mischief".

Mohammed added: "However, the second would be that even if such insinuations are in the kitty, I want to make it abundantly clear that Kwara is different from every other state of the federation.

This is because the state has a political structure that predates even some of us who are actors in the political scene. It is being handed from one generation to the other. Majority of the people who are worthy in Kwara, key in into that family structure and it has been paying off.

"In Kwara, I don't think we have any fears. We have a leader in the person of Senator Bukola Saraki in whom we are pleased. He is in charge of our political structure. We have no cause to doubt his ability and capability ".

"To target Kwara for whatever purpose, I don't think it is the right thing..."