SUNTV Global Channel – February 25, 2026
A prominent Nigerian activist, Femi Aborisade, has called on global civil society to stand firmly with Cuba, denouncing what he described as a renewed campaign of “economic warfare” by the United States.
Speaking on Tuesday at a conference convened by labour and leftist groups, Aborisade accused the administration of former US President Donald Trump of targeting Cuba in a bid to reverse the social and economic gains of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. He condemned the January 29, 2026 Executive Order that designates Cuba as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security, arguing it imposes unfair duties on imports from countries supplying crude oil or petroleum products to the island.
“These measures are not merely about regime change,” Aborisade said. “They aim to strangle the Cuban economy, provoke internal unrest, and dismantle the revolutionary transformations that have benefited generations of Cubans.”
Aborisade traced Cuba’s turbulent history, highlighting decades of US economic domination before the revolution, and praised Cuba’s nationalisation programs, land reforms, and universal healthcare and education systems as enduring targets of Western hostility.
He also lauded Cuba’s military interventions in Africa, particularly Angola and Southern Africa, as pivotal in anti-colonial and anti-apartheid struggles. “For the sacrifices of Cuban soldiers and doctors across the globe, oppressed peoples owe Cuba a debt that can never be repaid,” he said.
As part of proposed solidarity measures, Aborisade urged Nigerian trade unions and civil society groups to consider voluntary monthly contributions, organize rallies against US sanctions, and pressure the Nigerian government to provide humanitarian and crude oil support to Havana.
The US maintains that its sanctions aim to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, while Havana insists that the embargo represents decades of unlawful collective punishment.
Aborisade concluded with revolutionary slogans celebrating Cuban resilience, calling on the world to support Havana’s continued resistance against what he described as renewed imperial aggression.
