Abdoka leads the Shlama Trend for Christian Affairs in the Kurdish region, and he previously led the local committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Ankawa.

[6] Ano stated prior to his ceremony, "It is a challenge that we as Christians, Chaldeans, Assyrians, and Syrians are remaining in the land of our ancestors...The Nineveh Plains, Iraq, Mesopotamia, and Kurdistan are our lands, and we are remaining here with the help of our friends in the Kurdistan Region.”[7] During his tenure as Minister, the Ministry began reforming the transportation sector by outlawing smoking in taxis and buses.

He has attended several ceremonies promoting cultural and autonomous development of Assyrians in the Kurdish region, including the inauguration of Ankawa as a dedicated district.

[16] In 2024, he had participated in the arrest of an unnamed Kurdish man who posted a Tiktok video of himself desecrating a Christian cemetery in Shaqlawa, an event which sparked outrage in Iraq.

Speaking to Channel 8, Joseph Sliwa, former member of Parliament, expressed his frustrations with the KDP and land grabbing, including personal regret over his family's involvement in the Iraqi-Kurdish conflict due to the persecution of Assyrians that followed after.