“The passing of a life affects people differently, this being so because of the types of relationships formed during the lifetime of that person,” the United Force said in a statement.

“Our former President was many things to us here in Guyana. She was a wife, a nurse, a mother, a Trade Unionist, a Politician, a women’s rights advocate, a Minister in the Government, the President of our country — if only for a short while, a journalist, author of children’s books to name a few, and she was also a friend.”

“Strange as it may sound, she was also a friend to those who did not think of her as a friend,” the party stated.

“She was their friend because she lived a life of service to the people of Guyana, her adopted country, always seeking and pushing for betterment for this country and its peoples,” the United Force asserted.

The party also noted that the decision Mrs. Jagan made so long ago, to stand beside her husband and make his dreams hers as well shows great strength of character, loyalty and compassion for her fellow humans.

“Not everyone has the courage to change things for the better on a grand scale; mostly people look to take care of themselves and family, donate to a needy cause and are content with their lives. We are so very lucky that Mrs. Janet Jagan was not that kind of woman and today we are better off as a nation because of who she was. Indeed she was a leader and no ordinary one.”

“Her outspokenness and battles for various rights she felt that we ought to have are legendary, her brilliance as a politician, her absolute loyalty to her party — so steadfast in her beliefs, yet understanding and compassionate according to many ordinary people who had the opportunity to meet her personally.”

The United Force also stated: “Mrs. Janet Jagan will always be with us because she is that part of our history where the courageous, the loyal and the visionary were the movers and shakers of this country.”

“The opportunities we enjoy today are the direct result of the blood, sweat and tears of Mrs. Jagan and all her colleagues who fought for them. They sacrificed so that today we can hold our heads high as a proud Guyanese nation.”

The United Force said, too, that Mrs. Jagan was in heart and soul a true Guyanese, the country she so readily adopted when she married her dear husband, Dr. Cheddi Jagan.

“So although this is a sad occasion, we are so very proud to salute one of the most powerful and genuine freedom fighter who had our nation’s interests at heart to the very end of her life and who has now gone to rest,” the party said.
“Farewell dear lady and rest in peace,” it added.