Suspension: Sanusi says will challenge President Jonathan in the courts

The ousted governor of  says no one can say how many billions of petrodollars are missing from state coffers until there is an investigation.

The internationally respected Lamido Sanusi says he will challenge his suspension in the courts because it threatens the future independence of the apex bank of Africa's largest oil producer.

President Goodluck Jonathan insisted at a news conference Monday that he has "absolute power" to suspend but not dismiss the governor.