[4] He is the founder of Idems Ultimate Limited- a telecommunications service provider, and Stanford Microfinance Bank Limited [5][6] with stakes in several other companies in agricultural sector, real estate, construction with over five hundred employees.

[7] Unyime Josiah Idem was born in Usung Atiat in Ukanafun Local Government in Akwa Ibom State.

[2] Idem's political career started in the year 2000 when he was first elected Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP official in his ward 8 as assistant secretary.

At the expiration of the tenure of Governor Godswill Akpabio and his deputy Nsima Ekere in 2015, Emmanuel Udom emerged the candidate of the PDP for the 2015 governorship election in Akwa Ibom state, thus forming Udom/Moses Divine Mandate Campaign Organisation.

[15][16][17][18] In July 2019, Idem at a plenary sitting of the House of Representatives moved a motion calling for the rehabilitation of the 72-year-old Nigeria Institute for Palm Oil Research- NIFOR, Oruk Anam sub-station, Akwa Ibom state.

His motion argued that rehabilitation of NIFOR would guarantee food security, create jobs, generate foreign exchange and raw materials for Nigeria.

[24][25] In 2021 during his first term in office Idem empowered about 7,000 constituents with monetary grants and equipment including cars, motor cycles, sewing machines to existing and new small-scale businesses.