Senator Anyim Pius Anyim attended Ishiagu High School (St. John Bosco), the Federal School of Arts and Science, Aba and later, Imo State University, Uturu (Now Abia State University) between 1983 and 1987 where he obtained a Bachelor of Law (LL.B). He bagged a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Jos. Senator Anyim worked as the Head of Protection Department at the National Commission for Refugees, Abuja, a job that included provision of legal services and political protection for refugees. He joined the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) in 1998 and won a Senate election. However, the death of General Sani Abacha on 8 June 1998 nullified Abacha’s Political Transition Programme. During the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Anyim joined the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and again ran successfully for election into the Senate in 1999. In 2000, following the impeachment of Senator Chuba Okadigbo as Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim was elected the Senate President of the 4th Senate, a position he held until May 2003. He was subsequently awarded a national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) by President Olusegun Obasanjo. As Senate President, Sen. Anyim stabilized a crisis-ridden and factionalized Senate. His tenure saw several key bills passed into law, including establishment Acts for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC), Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), among others. He rekindled public confidence and added integrity to the Nigerian legislature. Senator Anyim did not seek reelection in 2003, instead mobilized resources and support for ANPP candidates in Ebonyi State to challenge his party. Anyim was a candidate in the elections for Chairmanship of the PDP in January 2008.  Despite the massive following on his ambition, the Peoples Democratic Party appointed late Prince Vincent Ogbulafor as National Chairman. In January 2010, he led a delegation of 41 eminent Nigerians that called on President Umaru Yar'Adua to urgently transmit a letter of his incapacitation to the