Joseph Yaani Labik

Labik was born on 2 June 1954.[1] He studied at the University of Ghana where, he obtained a Higher National Diploma in social work.[1]

Labik is a community development officer by profession.[1]

Labik was the Member of Parliament for the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo constituency of the Northern Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[1]

Labik was elected as the member of parliament for the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo constituency of the Northern Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[2][3] He won as an independent candidate.[2][3] He was the only independent candidate that won the election in the Northern Region.[4]

He was elected with 8,436 votes out of 31,880 total valid votes cast equivalent to 26.5% of total valid votes cast.[2][3] He was elected over Dubik A. Saman of the People's National Convention, Dubik Mahama Yakubu of the New Patriotic Party, Namburr Berrick of the National Democratic Congress, Duut Martin Kombian of the Convention People's Party, Joseph Bipoba Naabu an independent candidate.[2][3] These obtained 7.8%, 22.8%, 21.3%, 1.4% and 20.2% respectively of total valid votes cast.[2][3]

Labik was first elected into parliament on 7 January 1997 after he emerged winner at the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections. He defeated David Dubique Konlaa of the Convention People's Party by obtaining 63.90% of the total valid votes cast which is equivalent to 26,017 votes while David obtained 8.70% which is equivalent to 3,547 votes.

He is a Christian.[1]