He was at knight of the blessed Murumba. Bishop Lucas Nwaezeapu was his student at St Thomas’ Ibuzor. Rev Msgr Stephen Umurie, the first Urhobo Catholic priest, was a close friend. One name worthy of mentioning in MG Ejaife's life is that of his lifetime friend and contemporary, our most respected Dr F O Esiri the first Urhobo medical doctor. He was MG's personal physician and cared for him with the utmost dedication at his infirmary at Cemetery Road Warri when he had his stroke until he recovered enough to go convalesce with his son in Ibadan. It was his late wife Agnes Esiri who introduced Mrs. Cecilia Ejaife to MG as he was often called. Other notables include Chief Thomas Adogbeji Salubi with whom he interacted both at the UPU and the Urhobo College School Board, and was one of the first to recognize his scholarship potential. Anglican Bishop Arawori, Peter Inweh, were both great mentors. MG would be very proud to know that the school he helped found is still a thriving institution today, and a bust of him has been erected as a tribute in that campus. He will also be proud than an elementary school has been named after him in his hometown of Okpara Inland. The joy of a teacher is to know that many of his pupils have surpassed his level of education and are now serving in various capacities in different walks of life, whether in academics or in public life, and at different levels. He was indeed very excited at the return of his son to Nigeria from the UK in 1969 after graduation from medical school and completing a year of internship. It was six months after that he became ill. He was to live for only barely two more years before his premature death. He had a favorite saying: “Those who aim at the tree tops, fall on the ground. Those who aim at the clouds fall above the trees”. It was while teaching in Warri that he met his lovely wife Cecilia Gladys Fischer, the daughter of Emmanuel Edema of number sixteen Robert Road, Warri. They got married in 1938. At the time of the military coup of 1966, like many others he had to go into hiding in the village. After the invading soldiers were driven from Warri he had to abandon his job as the principal and the senate no longer in existence under military rule. He was appointed District director of education in Ughelli locality.