TRANSPORTATION SUSTAINABILITY IN THE NIGER-DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA: A CASE TO PONDER

Against the background of the recognized fact that , transportation is the lifeline of the economy, this paper discusses transportation problem as it affects the sustainability of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria making use of historical method. The paper notes that the region is characterized by poverty owning to administrative neglect, crumbling social infrastructure and services, high unemployment, social deprivation, abject poverty, filth and squalor, endemics as well as conflict which are all indicators of unsustainability.