Devolution is teetering on the brink of collapse following a cash crisis caused by delayed disbursement of revenue by the National Treasury. Governors have warned the system of governance may not survive the turbulence of the cash crisis if nothing is done to salvage the situation. Worse still, there are fears the impasse at the Senate over the proposed third basis of revenue sharing risks escalating the cash crisis. Oparanya said their only hope of unlocking cash for counties and functions rested with the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). In the State of Devolution address, governors also cited laws and bills they say claw back on the functions of county governments.

Source: The Star July 27, 2020 18:00 UTC