ASP.NET Web API binding with ninject

Question

I have just installed the mvc4 rc update and I am trying to build an api application with little luck.

I am using ninject but cant get my controllers to load. I keep

Answer 1

This generic error message

Type 'Api.Controllers.ConsumerController' does not have a default constructor

can also occur if you do not make your constructor public, or the dependency cannot be resolved by the IoC container maybe because of a missing argument.

The error message is misleading to say the least.