The man who is replacing impeached and removed Supreme Court Associate Justice, Kabineh Ja’neh, Judge Yusiff D. Kaba has been commissioned in Monrovia by President George Manneh Weah.
Judge Kaba, the former Civil Law Court Judge and Vice President of the ECOWAS Court, was recently confirmed by the Liberian Senate after his nomination by President Weah soon after the removal of former Justice Ja’neh.
Speaking at his commissioning ceremony, Associate Justice Kaba vowed that he will fight against nepotism, tribalism and other vices as he takes his seat on the Supreme Court Bench.
Justice Kaba was commissioned along with thhe Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Liberia to Italy, Andrew W. Kronyanh at the ceremony held in the Cecil Dennis Conference Hall at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
President Weah said that his decision to appoint Cllr. Yussif D. Kaba to the Supreme Court and Ambassador Andrew W. Kronyanh was based on their experience and distinctive services to their nation and people, according to an Executive Mansion press release.
He said Associate Justice Yussif D. Kaba has a vast experience as an outstanding judge in Liberia’s judiciary system, while Ambassador Andrew W. Kronyanh has performed with diligence and distinction in the diplomatic world for years.
“The Liberian constitution gives only one criterion for a person to sit on the Supreme Court Bench: the nominee must be of good moral character,” President Weah said.
“This characteristic was paramount in my decision to appoint the former Judge Yussif D. Kaba as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Liberia and Ambassador Andrew W. Kronyanh,” the Liberian leader said.
Meanwhile, the Trial Judges Association of Liberia has honoured the newly commissioned Associate Justice Kaba by certificating him in Monrovia.