Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohammed Sani Idriss

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Reading Beans (talk) 21:06, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammed Sani Idriss[edit]

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Fails WP:NPOL. His office is an appointment. Best, Reading Beans (talk) 16:08, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Politicians, and Nigeria. Reading Beans (talk) 16:08, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I’m not sure there’s a clear consensus on Nigerian state commissioners, but in my view they’re not generally notable. Mccapra (talk) 17:07, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 17:29, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per WP:POLOUTCOMES - Elected and appointed political figures at the national cabinet level are generally regarded as notable, as are usually those at the major sub-national level (US state, Canadian province, etc.) in countries where executive and/or legislative power is devolved to bodies at that level. Shoerack (talk) 22:21, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Satisfies NPOL. Commissioners are a consitutionally-defined, state-wide office, requiring approval from the State Assembly. See: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kulu Abdullahi Sifawa. Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 11:52, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see what his office being an appointment has to do with anything. So are all but two members of the executive branch of the US federal government, but we don't go around saying that Antony Blinken fails WP:NPOL. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:55, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, last year, I was against deleting entries about commissioners in Nigeria, but, somehow I got convinced that they were not notable for simply being commissioners and now, this? Maybe an RfC should be made to get further clarification. Also per WP:POLOUTCOMES#4 it states Sub-cabinet officials (assistant secretary, commissioner, etc.) are usually considered notable, especially if they have had otherwise notable careers. Best, Reading Beans (talk) 01:44, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Commissioners of states in Nigeria are neither elected local officials nor unelected candidates. They are members of the executive council. In Nigeria, "elected local official" would mean local government chairmen. "Unelected candidate" would mean a candidate who runs for a political office but is not elected. States of Nigeria commissioners are members of the executive council. "Executive arm" is one of the three arms of government. The other two arms are legislative and judicial. The governor, its deputy, and commissioners form the "executive arms," legislators (or members of parliaments) form the legislative arms, and judges of high courts and other courts form the judicial arms.

Just being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability. doesn't apply to commissioners in countries where they have the level of power. Shoerack (talk) 19:54, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. We wouldn't be discussing the deletion of a person who has held a cabinet-level position in a US state. Yobe state has more people living in it than a considerable number of US states. The person is a figure of significance, and we can document that; we don't need an exhaustive bio. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:20, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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