Ahmed Musa reduces petrol pump price at his filling station to ₦580 per litre

<p>Ahmed Musa reportedly owns two petrol stations in Kano State.</p>, <span>Ahmed Musa reduces pump price at his petrol station to ₦580 per litre. TheSun</span>, <h2>Nigerian professional footballer, Ahmed Musa has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit at his petrol station in Kano from ₦620 to ₦580 per litre.</h2>, <p>The Super Eagles Skipper announced this on his verified Twitter page on Monday, July 24, 2023.</p>, <p>He wrote, “Fuel #580 @MYCA -7 Filling Station Kano.”</p>, <p>When a curious Twitter user asked him why he sells petrol at ₦580 per litre in Kano when he’s not in Lagos, Musa replied, “That is what me I decide to sell my own.”</p>, <p>Musa’s decision to sell petroleum at a cheaper price came days after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited announced an increase in the pump price of petrol from ₦537 to ₦617 naira per litre in the Federal Capital Territory.</p>, <p>Following the announcement, many fuel stations adjusted their pump prices to the new price.</p>, <p>The price hike sparked outrage across the country as Nigerians called on the government to put palliative in place to cushion the effect of the price hike on transportation.</p>, <p>It would be recalled that in May, following President Tinubu's inauguration, the NNPC increased the fuel price from ₦195 per litre to ₦537 per litre.</p>, <p>The development was occasioned by the President’s inaugural speech in which he said he declared his administration's position on fuel subsidy.</p>