Following brickbats over a recent substandard road repair work in a low-cost residential area in Lembah Pantai, an officer of the constituency’s MP said that the work is just a “quick fix”, pending a proper upgrade.

Izhar Yusof, political secretary to the MP and Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, told Malaysiakini that Fahmi had merely stepped in to assist residents in the area, adding that the road in question is also privately owned.

He alleged that...