Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- According to an African proverb, "If the keg of palm-wine is not quickly snatched from the hands of an exuberant drunk, he may drink himself to stupor." Another similarly rich saying reminds us, "If an overzealous child is not assisted by his elders when roasting yams in the farm, he may innocently set the farm and the hut ablaze." These proverbs speak directly to the current trend in Lagos State where some local government chairmen have taken it upon themselves to rename streets in manners that are not only abrupt but also insensitive to the sociocultural and political implications such actions may carry. It is time the state government, and indeed the public, begin to pay closer attention to this trend before it becom...