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The result was no consensus. There is a fundamental disagreement over whether WP:NPOL is met and whether it applies to those who are not elected to their positions. Liz Read! Talk! 01:32, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
Mohammed Mustapha Namadi
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Tagged for notability since 2010. Fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:43, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Politicians, and Nigeria. UtherSRG (talk) 12:43, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
- Question: He appears to be a cabinet minister at the state level. Doesn't that pass WP:NPOL? Лисан аль-Гаиб (talk) 14:53, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
- Usually for a WP:NPOL presumption of notability, the person would have to hold an elected office. Here, it looks like he held state-wide appointed office. While the appointed office is strong evidence of notability, I don't the the community usually interprets it as meeting WP:NPOL's presumption of notability. TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 17:57, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
- Keep There's no requirement for elected office in WP:NPOL - cabinet members in presidential systems at a state level in a federal entity satisfy NPOL. See for example Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kulu Abdullahi Sifawa. Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 06:13, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 15:36, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- delete. "presumption of notability" simply means that the page not deleted outright. The policy says that may be deleted if
if adequate sourcing or significant coverage cannot be found
. Here I see no significnt coverage: the refs cited are some random events - Altenmann >talk 15:59, 27 September 2023 (UTC) - Delete While the governor of each state is elected, the commissioners seem to take the role of appointed civil servants and thus don't meet the qualifying criteria at WP:NPOL. The article also doesn't meet GNG so should be deleted. Willbb234 16:26, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- Keep per Goldsztajn. Commissioners are equivalents to state-level cabinet ministers, and as such notable. --Soman (talk) 09:57, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Would like to see some evidence of actual presence or absence of sourcing more broadly, on either side
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 00:24, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
Delete Fails WP:GNG and WP:NBIO, isn't covered by WP:NPOL due to not being elected. JML1148 (talk | contribs) 06:12, 5 October 2023 (UTC)- @JML1148 there's no provision in NPOL that excludes appointees. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 20:15, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Goldsztajn: See TulsaPoliticsFan's comment above. JML1148 (talk | contribs) 06:40, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- @JML1148 See my !vote and the reference to an earlier AfD discussion on a Nigerian state-level Commissioner. NPOL accords presumed notability to officials of state/province level in federal systems whether elected or appointed. A US example: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Johnson (Alaska politician). Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 08:54, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Goldsztajn: See TulsaPoliticsFan's comment above. JML1148 (talk | contribs) 06:40, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- @JML1148 there's no provision in NPOL that excludes appointees. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 20:15, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
- Keep per Goldsztajn. Figbiscuits (talk) 08:55, 5 October 2023 (UTC)}} Blocked user. JML1148 (talk | contribs) 06:41, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- Delete fails in WP:NPOL. Worldiswide (talk) 03:24, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist. Echoing Eddie891's request for analysis of sources.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 00:54, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
- Keep per Goldsztajn as the subject satisfy WP:NPROF and WP:NPOL. Ei'eke (talk) 19:16, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
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