[7] Ashiru began his career at ABB Lummus Global in 1996 where he worked on various gas distribution and pipeline projects.

[11] Ashiru political career started in 2018 when he contested the Ogun East Senatorial seat on the platform of the African Democratic Party (ADC).

[12][13] He later joined All Progressives Congress in 2019 on the invitation of Dapo Abiodun where he supported his emergence as the governor of Ogun State in 2019.

[15][16][17] Ashiru was appointed the MD/CEO of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA) by President Bola Tinubu in May 2024.

He is a Christian and an ordained pastor of the Elevation Church[19] and also the Otunba Adegoroye of Ijebu Ososa.