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...
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OKO POLY HOLDS 40TH MATRICULATION CEREMONY.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE

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 OKO POLY HOLDS 40th MATRICULATION CEREMONY



By Charity Okechukwu/ Chioma Ezeiru


The Acting Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Oko,  Uche Onyegbu has called on the matriculating students to give in their best for the opportunity they have to advance in their academic career.


Dr Onyegbu stated this during the 40th matriculation of the institution, stressing that it's a defining moment of their life which must not be wasted.


While congratulating the students for making Federal Polytechnic Oko their choice of institution, noted that Federal Polytechnic, Oko is an institution where utmost attention is paid to high quality education and high standards of learning.


"As an institution, we understand the imperative of quality education and we have entrenched measures that will checkmate compromising our standard, to ensure continuous attainment of premium education by our students".


The acting rector who charged the new students on good morals and character, urged them to shun Indecent dressing, social vices such as cultism, examination malpractice, extortion and hooliganism.


"Education with character produces great nation builders and that is what we aim at achieving here.


" We have zero tolerance for these profane acts and indulging in them attracts severe penalties including expulsion.


"May I passionately appeal to you to resist extortion by lecturers or even students under any guise. Report any such case to the management.


"The management has come out with a dedicated phone line that will be for cases of extortion. This is in demonstration of our resolve to stamp out this dangerous practice.


"We are sounding a note of warning to all staff that this administration does not condone exploitation under any guise. Do not allow yourself to be used to set example," he stressed.


While reassuring the students of management's commitment to ensuring their stay in the institution was both successful and fruitful, Onyegbu listed some of such commitments to include ensuring all programmes run in the polytechnic were accredited as well as maximum security for sustainable peace in the institution.


 " We have also put measures in place to renew the accreditation of some of the programmes whose accreditation validity will be expiring soon. 


"We are also going to mount new programmes especially in engineering and the sciences. Management has ensure that there is security and sustainable peace in the polytechnic so that the students can concentrate on their studies without fear or danger of molestation, he assured.


* Charity and Chioma are of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *

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