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...

PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVED THE OUTGOING COMMISSIONER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

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     President Muhammadu Buhari received the outgoing High Commissioner of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency, Mrs Haja Afsatu Kabba, at the State House. Abuja.
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NIGERIA GLAD TO EXTEND BROTHERLY ASSISTANCE TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS OUTGOING SIERRA-LEONEAN HIGH COMMISSIONER
President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday in Abuja that it is a thing of joy for Nigeria to lend a helping hand to any African country in distress.
While receiving the outgoing High Commissioner of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency, Mrs Haja Afsatu Kabba, at the State House, the President said brotherly assistance extended to the West African country during the Ebola epidemic and the recent mudslide natural disaster, was the least Nigeria could do.
“I congratulate your new President on his election, and believe that our long-standing relationship, which dates back to almost 60 years, will continue to flourish,” President Buhari said.
He wished Mrs Kabba, who had spent two years in Nigeria, the best of luck in her next assignment.
The outgoing High Commissioner expressed gratitude to the government and people of Nigeria for the support granted her and her country, pledging that the good bilateral relations would continue.
FEMI ADESINA
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)  
July 20, 2018
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