Pekan's senior citizens see Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as a man who 'will never understand what it means to stand up for what he believes in'.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s Pekan parliamentary constituency is picturesquesly located on the banks of the Pahang River, some 50km south of Kuantan. Pekan is Pahang’s royal town and although its name is derived from a flower, the Bunga Pekan, the floral analogies end here. There is a sense of loss and loneliness not dissimilar to a feeling of malaise lethargy.
“There is nothing much to do here..” said 49-year-old Johari Mat she, stiffling a yawn.
On a balmy dusty afternoon like this one, Pekan does somewhat elicit regular yawns that leaves an odd earthy taste in the mouth.
“I have heard from KL people like you that Pekan has seen a lot of change in the last 10 years or so. I always ask them back, ‘Where (is the change)?’” asked Johari.
‘Lofty-living Najib has forgotten us…’
