Ahmed Musa Lowers Pump Price At His Petrol Station In Kano

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Nigeria International, Ahmed Musa, has lowered the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit at his petrol station situated in Kano.

Musa made the announcement of the reduction from ₦620 to ₦580 per litre via his Twitter page on Monday, July 24, 2023.

Making the shocking revelation, Ahmed Musa wrote: “Fuel #580 @MYCA – 7 Filling Station Kano”.

This information has blown many away, given the continuous increase of the cost of living in Nigeria, with fuel also being a must-use commodity for transportation and even electricity.

Following the revelation made by the Sivasspor man, a Twitter user quizzed him over why he made the decision, even when his filling station isn’t in Lagos.

Lagos, which is located in Southwestern Nigeria is the country’s commercial capital and one of the biggest economies in Africa.

Ahmed Musa reason for reducing petrol price at his filling station

Ahmed Musa responded to the twitter user in a confident manner expressing that it was a personal decision.

Musa said: “That is what me I decide to sell my own.”

The move by Ahmed Musa to sell petrol at a price lesser than the official market price is coming days after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited revealed an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit.

Ahmed Musa’s humanitarian gesture has been lauded by Nigerians

Petroleum, whose price has consistently increased astronomically in Nigeria shoot-up from ₦580 to ₦620 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

After the declaration made by the NNPC, a lot of petrol stations altered their pump price to the new price.

This move by Ahmed Musa definitely demonstrates his love for humanity and his actions has been lauded by all and sundry.

The sporadical increase in the cost of petrol has resulted in outrage all over Nigeria as many beckoned on the government to put things in place which would cushion the effect of the increase.

Recall that following the swearing into office of President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company hiked the price of PMS from ₦195 to ₦537 per litre.

Why has there been hike in petrol price in Nigeria?

The sporadical increase apparently came to the fore due to the President’s uncanny utterance in his inauguration ceremony, where he stated his administration’s stand regarding fuel subsidy.

In October 2017, Ahmed Musa opened his MYCA-7 petrol station in Giginyu in Kano State.

Ahmed Musa petrol price
Ahmed Musa is Nigeria’s most capped player

The 30-year-old also owns a sports and fitness centre, which also features all-weather football pitches, in the northern part of Nigeria.

Musa has made 108 appearances for Nigeria, scoring 18 goals and providing 16 assists across all competitions.

Ahmed Musa was also amongst the squad that led the Super Eagles of Nigeria to glory at the 2013 African Cup Of Nations in South Africa.

The former Leicester City attacker is Nigeria’s most capped player and the player with the most goals for the African nation at the FIFA World Cup with 4.

He scored a brace against Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and another brace at the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Iceland to etch his name in history.

Musa has scored 2 goals more than Daniel Amokachi, Kalu Uche and Emmanuel Emenike.

The Nigerian currently plys his trade with Turkish side Sivasspor and he has scored no goal and provided no assist in 24 appearances for the side.

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