▁book ▁rev iewer , ▁his ▁novel , ▁His ▁Father ' s ▁Kn ick ers , ▁written ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 3 , ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Ori entation ▁Agency ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Cultural ▁Centre . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁J ide on wo ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁young est ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁awards ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation ▁J ub ile e ▁Trans par ency ▁Award ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁was ▁appointed ▁into ▁the ▁British ▁Council ' s ▁Ste ering ▁Group ▁for ▁its ▁Creative ▁Indust ries ▁Ex po . ▁ ▁Niger ia ' s ▁daily , ▁The ▁P unch ▁listed ▁J ide on wo ▁alongside ▁th ir teen ▁others , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁to ▁watch ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Also , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Business Day ▁included ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁business ▁partner , ▁Williams , ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 0 ▁under ▁ 4 0 ▁list ,. ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁both ▁J ide on wo ▁and ▁Williams ▁were ▁named ▁in ▁For bes ▁ 3 0 ▁Under ▁ 3 0 : ▁Africa ' s ▁Best ▁Young ▁Entre pr ene urs . ▁ ▁J ide on wo ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Green berg ▁Fellow ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁J ide on wo ▁was ▁selected