Prince Engr Ashim Adebowale Oyekan is a ASPAU Scholar to Tufts University 1968 obtained Bachelor of Science (cum laude) in Civil Engineering in 3 years at Tufts University, USA 1970. He has a Masters Degree in Structural Engineering from University of California, 1971 and Masters of Business Administration Degree from University of Chicago, Graduate school of Business, 1974.
He is a Registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), served as an Inspector under the Engineering Regulation Monitoring Programme of (COREN) (1998 – 2000). A Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), member of Association of Consulting Engineers in Nigeria (ACEN) and was a Council Member between 2006 – 2009). A member of Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN), currently Vice Chairman of BDAN. He is also a member of Institute of Directors (IOD).
He served on the Lagos State Government Executive Council as Commissioner for sometime in the Ministry of the Environment and Physical Planning and at another time in the Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperatives and Rural Development, has served at different times in the past on the Board of Directors of Nigerian Cement Company, Nkalagu, and Sokoto Rimer River Basin Authority.He served on the Board of Directors of Afribank Nigeria Plc, Afribank Estate Limited (Chairman), Libra Insurance Brokers Limited (Chairman), Debs Foundation Limited (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), and LASACO Properties Limited (Chairman).
In 2013,he was appointed as the Acting Group Chairman, LASACO Assurance Plc following the demise of the incumbent Chairman.