Who is Chike from Girls at War, and Other Stories and what is their importance?

Chike is the first son born to a family of daughters. His parents raise him in a European tradition, shunning old-style Nigerian religious and cultural practices. As such, he begins to regard is fellow Osus as heathens. Chike takes well to the Christian primary school he attends, though as he grows older he detests mathematics and begin to develop a deep love for literature and words in general. He loves the shape of words and over time develops an expansive vocabulary. Words become a constant source of pleasure for him.