Prof. Maxwell M. Gidado was the former Dean of the Faculty of Law Nasarawa State University, Keffi, before his appointment as the Chief of Staff to the Acting Governor of Adamawa State. Born in Sugu, Adamawa State in 1960. A 1983 graduate of the University of Maiduguri , he was called to the Bar in 1984. He obtained the Master of Law (LLM) degree and PhD from the University of Warwick in England. He became a Professor of Law in 2011 at Department of Private and Business Law, Nasarawa State University, Keffi before he was an Associate Professor. He was a Deputy Dean of Law and was made Dean Faculty of Law in 2009, a position he occupied till his appointment as the Chief of Staff.