The Presidential Aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor John Evans Atta Mills has left Accra Canada, to deliver a lecture on NEPAD.

A statement signed by the Chairman of the Communication and Media Committee of the NDC, Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah said the lecture would be addressed to Canadian Deputy Ministers and top civil servants. The statement said the lecture is at the invitation of the Canadian Centre for Management Development (CCMD), and the Canadian Government's public Service Learning Centre, which is similar to the Ghana Institute of Management, Productivity and Administration (GIMPA).

The statement said the meeting is an opportunity for the deputy ministers to hear an African Leader's expert commentary on the progress Africa is making towards the fulfilling the vision of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). It said Prof Mills who is also the former Vice President, is also expected to interact with the United Kingdom and North American members of NDC during the trip, which would last for 10 days.