PUTRAJAYA: After the opposition failed to take over the government Tuesday (16 Sept) as it claimed it would, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the present government is strong and is continuing to discharge the duties, role and power vested it by the people.

Telling the people not to be swayed by the propaganda of the opposition, especially opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, that it would take over the government, the prime minister said the government would implement the trust given by the people and discharge its responsibility to them.

"The government will continue to serve the people and develop the country's economy," he told reporters after a meeting with the secretaries-general of all the ministries at his office here.

The people should concentrate on their work while the government would work to resolve their problems, he added. (Bernama)