"In the circulating video, Sulaiman is seen approaching Afrizal Sintong, who is sitting on the guest chair. In another video, they initially appear to be chatting as usual. However, suddenly the two become tense, and it seems they are igniting each other's emotions. They even nearly got into a fight if not for the intervention of several people nearby."

"Sampai berdebat saya sama bupati tadi akhirnya saya tanyalah. Kok Camat Bangko (diganti). Memang Camat Bangko itu adik saya. Saya bilang kenapa diganti pak bupati? (Bupati menjawab) 'Dia tidak mendengar perintah.' Yang jadi pertanyaan perintah apa sekarang," said Sulaiman. During the debate, the bupati's wife, who was present and involved, was then reprimanded by Sulaiman. This is believed to have caused the bupati to become angry and pushed his deputy."

"I didn't pay attention, I am the regent, my focus is on that. I said (while pointing) don't interfere, this is my business with the regent. The regent pushed me, and I reflexively pushed back," he said. Sulaiman stated that he did not want the incident to happen. He emphasized that there was no intention to disrupt the inauguration at that time."