He said Sulaiman, who is Lendu state assemblyman, would continue to hold the post of Melaka chief minister until the end of his term as had been agreed earlier.

“The top Umno leadership and five Umno division heads in Melaka, namely Kota Melaka, Tangga Batu, Hang Tuah Jaya, Jasin and Alor Gajah, have agreed for Sulaiman to be the chief minister.

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“We hope Sulaiman will continue to hold the post until the end of his tenure, which is for five years,” he told reporters when met at the Sungai Udang state constituency and Tangga Batu parliamentary constituency Hari Raya open house last night.

He was responding to an allegation on a Facebook account yesterday that Sulaiman had been forced to sign a resignation letter as Melaka chief minister.

Sulaiman was sworn in as the 13th chief minister of Melaka on Nov 21 last year after Barisan Nasional won the Melaka state elections.

It was Sulaiman’s second appointment as the chief minister of Melaka.

He was first appointed to the post on March 9, 2020, replacing Amanah’s Adly Zahari, who was appointed the 11th chief minister of Melaka on May 11, 2018.