Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adeoye Aribasoye

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎. WP:SNOW - no need for a week long discussion here. Per WP:NPOL, overwhelming community consensus that members of parliaments at state/province level in federal systems are presumed notable. Also, nominator indefinitely blocked for disruptive behaviour and WP:UPE. (non-admin closure) Goldsztajn (talk) 02:21, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adeoye Aribasoye

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This article fails to meet Wikipedia’s notability guidelines for biographies of living persons (WP:BIO) and politicians (WP:POLITICIAN). While Adeoye Aribasoye holds the position of Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, this is a state-level position, and WP:POLITICIAN only confers automatic notability for those who have held significant national office (e.g., members of the National Assembly of Nigeria).

The article also fails WP:GNG (General Notability Guideline) because the subject lacks multiple, independent, reliable sources that provide in-depth coverage of his career. The majority of sources available are either routine political coverage (e.g., reports on his election or legislative activities) or non-independent sources. Below is an evaluation of the sources currently cited in the article.

Source	Type	Independent?	Reliable?	Depth of Coverage	Notes
https://leadership.ng/aribasoye-emerges-speaker-of-ekiti-assembly/	Nigerian political news site	No	Mixed	Routine	Covers his election as Speaker but provides no analysis or detailed biography.
https://leadership.ng/aribasoye-late-egbeyemis-daughter-emerge-7th-ekiti-assembly-speaker-deputy/	Nigerian political news site	No	No	Promotional	Routine press announcement that offers little to no significant depth of biographical coverage.
https://dailypost.ng/2023/09/16/nigerian-conference-of-speakers-elects-leaders-aribasoye-emerges-vice-chairman/	Daily Post (Nigeria)	No	No	Routine	Mentions legislative activities but does not offer significant biographical coverage.
https://punchng.com/ex-ekiti-assembly-chief-whip-aribasoye-emerges-speaker/	National Nigerian news site	Yes	Yes	Minimal	Briefly references him in passing, but not the subject of substantial coverage. This is a routine news article from the time of an event and not a secondary source
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/06/aribasoye-emerges-new-ekiti-assembly-speaker/	National Nigerian news site	Yes	Yes	Routine	Only covers legislative meetings or political statements.

The sources in the article are either not independent, do not provide in-depth coverage, or focus on routine political reporting. None of them demonstrate sustained, significant national or international coverage, meaning the article does not satisfy WP:GNG.𝔓^420°𝔓^Holla 18:17, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: {{subst:Afd2}} had not been applied here; I have fixed this. (It required an ultimately-unnoticeable workaround, since apparently the wikitable does not play nice with it.) No opinion. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 18:45, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and Nigeria. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 18:45, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep: per WP:SNOW. I have never seen anyone nominate an article on a member of a state house of assembly, so this is ridiculous. This subject clearly passes WP:NPOL for not just being a member of the state house but being the speaker. Also see WP:NSUBPOL and jump to "Nigeria" for context. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 19:30, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Vanderwaalforces and meets NPOL. Herinalian (talk) 19:58, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep: Pass WP:NPOL as an elected legislature. Ibjaja055 (talk) 20:21, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Meets WP:NPOL#1. I’ll ask that the nominator familiarise theirselves with the policy. Best, Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 21:10, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Passes WP:POL per WP:NSUBPOL, Nigeria is ticked with green Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 05:46, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

*Delete if they meet WP:NPOL because they're the Lindsay Hoyle of Nigeria then how come there isn't enough independent biographical coverage to create anything longer than a stub article? WP:SNG is essentially a research guide that's meant to guide us towards high-quality secondary sources which are clearly lacking here.

Keep per Vanderwaalforces and Reading Beans. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 23:57, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep: Subject is in office. This Nominator has rapidly nominated all articles for deletion and has not improved an on this platform. Gratefulking (talk) 08:57, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep: Contrary to the nomination rationale, the subject does meet WP:POLITICIAN as a member of a state legislative body in a federal country. Obi2canibe (talk) 12:59, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - speaker of state assembly easily passes NPOL. --Soman (talk) 13:06, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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