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 TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY (FERMA).(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE



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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY (FERMA)



President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Governing Board and Management team of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for a renewable term of four (4) years, in accordance with Section 2(3) of the FERMA Amendment Act, 2007:


Chairman of FERMA Board — Engr. Imam Ibrahim Kashim Imam


Managing Director of FERMA — Engr. Chukwuemeka Agbasi


Member (NARTO) — Yusuf Lawal Othman


Member (FMW) — Engr. Ibi Terna Manasseh


Member (FRSC) — ACM Shehu Mohammed


Member (Finance) — Babatunde Daramola-Oniru


Member (South-South) — Hon. Preye Oseke


Member (South-West) — Hon. Oye Ojobe 


Member (South-East) — Dr. Kenneth Ugbala


Member (North-Central) — Sen. Timothy Adudu


Member (North-East) — Engr. Abubakar Bappa


Member (North-West) — Aminu Adamu Papa


President Tinubu expects the new appointees to achieve integrous and competent service delivery, given the central role that the institution will play in the sustainable health of growth-enabling infrastructure nationwide.


Chief Ajuri Ngelale


Special Adviser to the President


(Media & Publicity)


October 13, 2023

 

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