Determined Ghanaian Lady who Sells Fuel to Survive Reveals She Makes GH¢3 Profit Per Gallon

Determined Ghanaian Lady who Sells Fuel to Survive Reveals She Makes GH¢3 Profit Per Gallon

  • A young determined lady who sells fuel in gallons to motorbikers to make a living has opened up about her life
  • Millicent Aheto revealed that she worked with a Chinese restaurant but lost her job when the business closed down
  • The determined lady, who makes GH¢3 profit per gallon, believes there is more dignity in earning one's own money despite the challenges

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A young lady named Millicent Aheto has braved the odds of life by selling fuel at a mechanic shop to motorbikers to eke a living.

Determined lady who sells fuel to make a living opens up about her life.
Photos of Millicent Aheto. Credit: SVTV Africa.
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Her previous job

Speaking in an interview with DJ Nyaami of SVTV Africa, Aheto revealed that she worked at a Chinese restaurant but lost her job after the business closed down.

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''I was paid GHS300 at the Chinese restaurant, but they eventually increased it to GHS700 until it collapsed.''

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Making a living from selling fuel

Aheto disclosed that she started selling fuel to make a living because she didn't want to stay home idle. She buys a gallon of fuel for GH¢46.00 and makes GH¢3.00 after every sale, she said.

The young lady shared that the highest profit she's made is GH¢20, but she is hopeful about the future.

Aheto believes there is more dignity in making one's own money than sleeping around for cash.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.