The Book explores the pre-colonial and post-colonial transport systems in the lower river Niger which involves the use of dug out canoes and ferries and Pontoon introduced by the British to carry goods, passengers and vehicles from Onitsha on the east to Asaba on the west. On attainment of independence in 1960 and due to increase in economic activities in terms of expansion in trade, there was a need to build a bridge. The Niger Bridge was built in 1965 based on the Second National Development Plan of 1962-1968. The building of the bridge was made possible by the coalition government of...