Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, who is the current African Union chairperson and TICAD co-chair, was of the view that the continent’s industrialisation blueprint aims at casting away the image of a commodity exporter and importer of finished goods but to effectively transform its economy into manufacturers with backing from TICAD.
Akichangia hoja hiyo, Anna Abdallah, ambaye pia aliwahi kushika wadhifa wa ukuu wa mkoa katika utawala wa awamu ya kwanza, alisema uteuzi wa Spika Makinda, siyo heshima kwake tu bali ni kwa Watanzania wote, lakini hasa kwa wanawake.