[5] She lost her place as the BEP representative and she switched her allegiance to the General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP) in 2014 appearing in yellow and black and lauded by the leader, Ronnie Brunswijk.

In 2017 while she was the MP, Brokopondo was chosen as the region to celebrate independence and Pokie was particularly pleased that they would be hosted at the largest village, Brownsweg, as that was her birthplace.

She was called on that year to hear the complaints of local prospectors who had been moved on from the Canadian owned Rosebel gold mine in scenes where one man was killed.

[7] She called the local police action as dastardly and she asked the mine owners to find a solution and that they should feel responsible and they should pay compensation to the dead man's family.

[12] On 3 August 2021, Dinotha Vorswijk [nl] was installed as Minister of Land Policy and Forest Management.