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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ASUP CHAIRMAN ODUAH ELECTED DEAN AS FEDERAL POLY OKO HOLDS ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP POLLS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 ASUP Chairman Oduah Elected Dean as Federal Poly Oko Holds Academic Leadership Polls  

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‎By Florence Oduah

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‎Federal Polytechnic, Oko has elected new Deans of Schools and Heads of Departments following institution-wide polls conducted by the Management in accordance with the Polytechnic Act.

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‎According to a memo on election guidelines issued by the Director of Academic Planning, Dr. Kenneth Ezekwe, only lecturers in the rank of Senior Lecturer and above were eligible to contest for the position of Head of Department, while the rank of Chief Lecturer was required for the office of Dean. The voting process was two-tiered: teaching staff in each department elected their Head of Department, while all teaching staff within a School voted to elect their Dean.

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‎In the School of Information Technology, Barr. Fidelis Mmaduabuchi Oduah emerged as the new Dean. Dr. Oduah is the incumbent Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Oko Chapter, and a former Head of the Department of Mass Communication.

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‎Other newly elected Deans are: Dr. Ngozi Onwuka, School of General Studies; Dr. Emmanuel Ezenwafor, School of Financial Studies; QS Chinedu Maduekeh, School of Environmental Design and Technology; Engr. Nwosu Ndubuisi Oluchukwu, School of Engineering Technology; Ezeakunne Obiajunwa, School of Business Studies; and Ehichanya Angela Ngozi, School of Arts, Design and Printing Technology.

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‎While some of the newly elected Heads of Department include: Dr. Ezekwe Angela, Department of Languages; Dr. Ananti John Egbunike, Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering; Dr. Tochukwu Anazodo, Department of Business Administration and Management; Onyejeakor Sandra, Department of Library and Information Science; Rev. Fr. Paul Azuakor, Department of Social Sciences; and Victoria Okoma, Department of Computer Science.

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