.I could remembered vividly during the administration of our former president ie OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, there was a misunderstanding between the federal government and the Lagos state government which the outcome was disastrous, the state allocation was ceased, but throughout the administration the state was still running well.
On this note,i have come to realization that,government revenues generation is something we cannot overemphasize because of it benefits.
a system of governance that seeks to submit all the allocation that is generated by each state and local government to the federal government and only pays peanut to those at the grassroot that generate such revenue will always want to paint a scenario that the government at the state level cannot function independent of the federal government when in the real sense that is never the case.
if the states is given the expected autonomy that allows them to manage their resources, every state will effectively handle her needs without waiting for funding from the federal government. of cause, government revenue comes mainly from the state and is what helps in the running of the government, allow the state fund itself through the taxes that the state generate, and you will see a more productive state governance than what is the case with the the having to depend on what the federal government sends as allocation to the state.