MARISSA BODE WAS 'DENIED BOARDING A FLIGHT BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. (PHOTO).

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 Marissa Bode was 'denied boarding a flight because I'm disabled' Marissa Bode, best known for her role in Wicked, shared on TikTok that she was recently denied boarding a Southern Airways flight because of her wheelchair.  She explained that when she asked gate agents for help locating her boarding pass, they questioned whether she could stand.  After she said no, they told her she could not board since all of the airline’s planes require passengers to climb stairs.  Bode described the experience as “blatant segregation,” criticizing the airline for failing to accommodate disabled travelers. Southern Airways’ contract of carriage states that passengers must be able to ascend and descend steps to board, and because its planes carry fewer than 28 passengers, the airline is exempt from providing lifts under the Air Carrier Access Act.  However, Bode said her manager had confirmed with the airline beforehand that she would be accommodated, making the denial even mo...

IN A RECENT STATEMENT,AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM,ACCUSED JONATHAN OF PLOTTING TO HINDER BUHARI'S TENURE.

                   The Arewa Cosultative Forum ACF,accused President Goodluck Jonathan of deliberate plot to hinder the smooth take off of Muhammadu Buhari's tenure.The statement is signed by the ACF National Publicity Secretary,Muhammad Ibrahim,noted that the nationwide fuel scarcity had virtually crippled the economy and put untold hardship on Nigerians.Part of the statement reads ''This has seriously affected power generation and distribution,transportation system,telecommunications,banking,water supply and other sectors of the economy.All these unwarranted hardships including the persistent insecurity and many others which the outgoing regime will bequeath to Gen Buhari appear to be deliberate and calculated to hinder the smooth takeoff of the new administration.The recent revelation by the Finance Minister,Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala that despite about N61.7billion about N12.3 trillion} earned from oil and other sources in the four years of president Jonathan,the Federal Government has been borrowing to pay salaries and allowances thereby incuring heavy debt for the incoming administration''.

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