Michael Chudi Ejekam

Michael Chudi Ejekam is a Nigerian-born real estate developer. Ejekam has worked for Actis Capital's real estate division for West Africa, the Bayrock Group, LLC, AXIA Partners, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. After moving from New York City back to Lagos, Ejekam resumed as Director of Actis West Africa's real estate division.
Early life and education
Ejekam was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1975 to parents Mother and Father Ejekam. After excelling in high school, he left Nigeria in 1990 to study business at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he met roommate and future co-worker Jody Kriss. He graduated with Honors in 1994 with a Bachelor's of Science in economics, with a concentration in finance. Ejekam received the Howard E Mitchell Award for academic excellence and extracurricular contributions.
Work with Actis
After returning to Nigeria, Ejekam began working at Actis, as the head of real estate for West Africa. Ejekam played a vital role in the formal retail revolution in western Africa through the origination, structuring, and financing of key development projects. Some of these projects included the Ikeja City Mall, the Accra Mall, as well as the pre-emptive development work on a mall in Abuja, Nigeria. Other Actis projects include One Airport Square in Ghana and Heritage Place.
During an interview with Reuter in 2013, Ejekam mentioned 'There are sizeable challenges to overcome but in many ways Nigeria represents the perfect storm for real estate investment; huge population, rapid urbanization and a growing middle-class'
Chudi Ejekam believes the Nigerian real estate market opportunities are immense extolling the entrance of South African Pick and Pay into Africa's largest economy.
Involvement in Tate George Ponzi Scheme
Ejekam is being tied to former NBA star Tate George's real estate Ponzi scheme. Recently, George was handed down a nine-year prison sentence for his part in the scam. George and Ejekam worked on several deals together while Ejekam was employed with the Bayrock Group. Together, the two pushed several fraudulent real estate deals, numbering in the millions, onto unsuspecting investment victims. In this process, they utilized Donald Trump’s name and brand in order to lure in higher payouts from these investors. The investigations by Premium Herald leading up to facts that proved that Ejekam was involved in the scam went viral after a post was published on Premium Herald. A threat letter was sent by Ejekam's attorney to Premium Herald demanding the article be deleted and called the article False and Malicious.

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