He is currently the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Transport (Ghana)[2][3] Joseph is a Christian and a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian.

[2] Joseph was first elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 2008 Ghanaian general election as a Member of Parliament for the Saboba constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.

[6] He was defeated in the 2016 Ghanaian general election by Charles Binipom Bintin who represented the New Patriotic Party.

Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, he worked as the District Training Officer with the Ghana Education Service in Saboba.

He joined the Employment, Social Warfare and State House Committee.