The statement reinforces a clear break the party was forced to make from its traditional stand on the issue when it came to power in 1999 leading a large coalition.
Still, it brings to mind what happened to a handful of other Democratic House members in history who decided to breakfrom their party in their presidential candidate endorsements.
Even more, some mediators are specially trained in helping aparty navigate through the emotional issues involved in a business break-up, which many times can prevent the suffering partyfrom negotiating or resolving the conflict all together.
Nevertheless, Mr Kufuor has the goodwill and support of throngs of loyal party supporters, as well as many Ghanaians who simply want a clean breakfrom the Rawlings era.
But while Mr Miller sat at the summit table on Thursday night, a group of parliamentarians from his Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) met in Warsaw and agreed to break away and form a new party.