'Sulaiman has health problems, UMNO appointed Rauf instead' - Ahmad Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: UMNO President, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, confirmed that the party has sent the name of the Melaka UMNO Liaison Body Chairman, Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, as the new Melaka Chief Minister.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that UMNO had also sent a letter to the Yang Dipertua Negeri Malacca, Tun Mohd Ali Rustam, to accept the resignation of Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali as Chief Minister.
"I have already sent a document to TYT Melaka to accept the resignation of the Chief Minister (Sulaiman) and the party hereby proposes through the document Datuk Seri Rauf as the new Chief Minister," he said.
He said this in a press conference after chairing the National Council for the Development of Entrepreneurs and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (PMKS), at the Parliament Building, yesterday
When asked if Sulaiman had informed the reason for his resignation, Ahmad Zahid said it was due to health problems.
Commenting on whether the appointment of a new EXCO line-up will involve Pakatan Harapan (PH) component party representatives, Ahmad Zahid said that his party took the same approach as the Unity Government at the national level.
"I have already discussed this matter and therefore we take the spirit of the Unity Government which is running well at the national level.
"I am sure that spirit will flow to Melaka so that good optics can be shown not only to the people of Melaka but to Malaysians as a whole," he said.
