Claim: Abana's Shadow Cabinet is a coalition by mostly Democratic party which was founded in 2005, Mark Kemakeza was initially appointed Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Development but said he was dissatisfied,
Evidence: Stanley Sofu, initially appointed Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Development, defected to the government in December 2010. On 20 January 2011, citing dissatisfaction with the Cabinet being "manipulated by one or two people", Bodo Dettke (Minister for Fisheries), Douglas Ete (Minister for Forestry), Martin Sopage (Minister for Lands and Housing) and Mark Kemakeza (Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification) all left the government and formally joined Abana's Opposition.