Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- Across the world, countries, movements and groups on Thursday 13 August marked the centenary of Fidel Castro Ruz, the iconic Cuban revolutionary. That was yesterday. But Fidel is not yesterday's man. Although he marched into the full embrace of history on 25 November, 2016, he is a man of today, as his ideas of a better humanity and world, continue to spread. Given their timeless nature, Fidel will be also be a man of tomorrow. In Nigeria, we gathered at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Africa's largest labour centre, for his commemoration.

Joined by workers, professionals political, human rights activists, and ambassadors of various countries, we filled its conference hall, flowing to the upper chambers, as various...