TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN PRE-COLONIAL ANNANG, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Abstract

This paper examines the trade and transportation system in pre-colonial Annang.   The study interrogates how the pre-colonial people of Annang traded with their immediate and distant neighbors.   The paper examines how the people adapted to their environment and harnessed their human and material resources for effective and efficient production, which primarily met their needs and aspirations and those of their neighbours through trade.   The paper extensively relies on primary information from oral interviews and archival sources.   The findings show that though there was an exchange of goods, the pre-colonial Annang economy was largely subsistence.   The economy was viable, solid, and dynamic.   The exchange and transportation systems were efficient and well organized, which helped to meet the needs and demands of society.