Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticised former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for visiting former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr Saraki, who heads the PDP Reconciliation and Strategy Committee, visited Mr Jonathan in his Abuja residence following speculations that he (Jonathan) was planning to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speculations were raised about Mr Jonathan planning to dump the PDP after allegedly meeting some chieftains of the APC.

Mr Saraki was accompanied on the visit by other members of the committee, including a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, former governors Ibrahim Shema, Liyel Imoke and Ibrahim Dankwambo of Katsina,...