To the politically neophyte, Mahama was coming as a knight in shining armour, the prophesied king to deliver Ghanaians from economic bondage, the youthful leader born in the modern world, but not a person born when the name Ghana existed in the air. In fact, Mahama was seen by the inexpert eyes as a perfect dish for the gods, the messiah to salvage Ghana's dwindling economic meltdown since Mills took over.